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The article focuses on such questions as, Is technology just viewed as instruments in the hand of its human masters in war? Does technology take on an autonomous role in war? How should we assess the impact of context (political, economic, and cultural) of technology when employed in war?
- Michael Bemis
Summary. Moves with the military bands, pipes, drums and buglers to the fighting fronts. It will show the practical uses of music in the field and on board ships as an important marker for servicemen’s daily schedules. This section will also outline musicians’ roles in battle.
- Emma Hanna
- 2020
Midlarsky (1975) developed a classification of wars, based on a combination of the premises of rank order and scope, along with the explicit use of the variables “structural differentiation” and “participation”. In addition, two variables specific to political violence are included.
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Summary Over the past several years, it has become clear that success in certain types of modern combat operations and their aftermath—Afghanistan and Iraq are prime examples—requires the inte-gration of different instruments of U.S. power and influence, both military and civilian, to a
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- Robert E. Hunter, Edward Gnehm, George J. Rapporteur, Christopher Chivvis
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- 2008
This highly detailed and well-illustrated single-volume work documents the evolution of warfare across history through weaponry and technological change. In war, the weapons and technologies employed have direct effects on how battles are waged.
When new weapons are introduced, they can dramatically alter the outcomes of warfare—and consequently change the course of history itself. This reference work provides a fascinating overview of the major weapon systems and military technologies that have had a major impact on world history.
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Jan 5, 2013 · Summary. The relationship of mass to technology in World War I is best understood within the context of a forced-draft synergy among machines, matrices, and mentalities. Well before 1914 the instruments of war had evolved from hand tools into machines, whose increasing and interfacing complexities had changed essentially the nature of military ...
