The future of war power, technology, and American world dominance in the 21st century
The Future of War makes a brilliant case that the twenty-first century, even more than the twentieth, will be the American century, and that America's global dominance will be associated with a revolution in weaponry and warfare as basic as the one that arose with the development of gunpowder f...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
St. Martin's Griffin
1996
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| Summary: | The Future of War makes a brilliant case that the twenty-first century, even more than the twentieth, will be the American century, and that America's global dominance will be associated with a revolution in weaponry and warfare as basic as the one that arose with the development of gunpowder five hundred years ago. From the era of flintlocks and cannons to the day of automatic weapons and heavy artillery, the waging of war-while undeniably changing in many aspects-has continued to rely on the technology that began with the use of black powder to expel a projectile through a tube. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 464 p. 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780312181000 |