Download or read book Military Technology written by Ron Fridell and published by Lerner Books [UK]. This book was released on 2008 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An introduction to military technology, looking at the advanced weaponry and machinery employed by military forces around the world.
Download or read book Military Gadgets written by Nicholas D. Evans and published by FT Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coalition soldiers in the war in Iraq had access to the most extraordinary array of high-tech weapons ever created. 'Military Gadgets' introduces over 100 of today's most exciting and advanced military technologies.
Download or read book The Diffusion of Military Technology and Ideas written by Emily O. Goldman and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antologi. Sikkerhedspolitiske forskere giver deres vurdering af følgerne af informationsalderens opgør med hidtidig kendt våbenteknologi og doktriner i forbindelse med den globale spredning af know-how på området.
Download or read book The Dreadful Fury written by Michael Moody and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1989-04-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this important new study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Moody examines how NATO can best exploit advanced technology to bolster its conventional forces on the battlefield of the future. The Dreadful Fury is a unique analysis integrating the political, military, economic, and technological factors shaping the tough choices confronting Atlantic Alliance policy makers. Drawing on the author's experience at NATO Headquarters, the book's focus on alliance rather than national perspectives of military technology provides an unusual approach to one of the most difficult challenges facing NATO today. After a brief review of the nature of technological change in the modern age, the book examines the shifting industrial landscape within which that change occurs. It then addresses the key problems Alliance policy makers must confront in such critical areas as technology transfer, allied cooperation in development and procurement of modern arms, and the impact of new technology on the conduct of war. In the book's final chapter, a package of policy recommendations is offered to help chart a steady NATO course through the turbulent 1990s.
Download or read book War Made New written by Max Boot and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-19 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A monumental, groundbreaking work, now in paperback, that shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis, War Made New focuses on four "revolutions" in military affairs and describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air strikes have remade the field of battle—and shaped the rise and fall of empires. War Made New begins with the Gunpowder Revolution and explains warfare's evolution from ritualistic, drawn-out engagements to much deadlier events, precipitating the rise of the modern nation-state. He next explores the triumph of steel and steam during the Industrial Revolution, showing how it powered the spread of European colonial empires. Moving into the twentieth century and the Second Industrial Revolution, Boot examines three critical clashes of World War II to illustrate how new technology such as the tank, radio, and airplane ushered in terrifying new forms of warfare and the rise of centralized, and even totalitarian, world powers. Finally, Boot focuses on the Gulf War, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iraq War—arguing that even as cutting-edge technologies have made America the greatest military power in world history, advanced communications systems have allowed decentralized, "irregular" forces to become an increasingly significant threat.
Download or read book The Coolest Military Technology written by Daniel Gershkovitz and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-12 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enrich your child's knowledge with a fun, fact-filled coloring book! Do you know which tank is the fastest in the world? The most expensive jet fighter? And how many sailors can serve aboard one aircraft carrier? Did you know that armored elephants were used in battles 2,400 years ago? That the fastest cannon in the world fires at a rate of 100 shells per second!? And that special forces make extensive use of tamed animals such as monkeys, sea lions, and even dolphins? Throughout history, technology developed for military purposes has spilled over to ultimately reach our homes and help make our lives easier--from radios to microwave ovens, digital cameras, the internet and GPS, to name just a few. To this day, massive investments and human efforts continue in order to build the most amazing ships, aircraft, and military vehicles! This book, part of the We Can Color--Fun & Facts coloring books series, will provide long hours of fun and learning about the armies of the world, from ancient history to the latest developments, while coloring beautiful illustrations of mind-boggling military vehicles and weapons such as tanks, planes, warships, amphibious vehicles, transport helicopters, aircraft carriers, special forces vehicles, cannons, nuclear missiles, destroyers, robots, bombers, artillery, submarines and many more! Next to every original illustration your child can color, there are interesting and cool facts: over 125 facts throughout the book! * This book contains full page original coloring pages that are not repeated! * The extra-large pages are 8.5 x 11 inches in size! * All the illustrations are single-sided to prevent bleed-through and can be torn out and displayed without losing the images on the back! * All the illustrations and information are suitable for ages 5 and up. Children, teens, and adults will enjoy relaxed moments while coloring and learning fun facts! * Each coloring book also has a hardcover version! The We Can Color - Fun & Facts Coloring Books series includes the following books: Space Technology and Our Solar System! The Coolest Aircraft in the World! The Coolest Trucks in the World! The Coolest Monster Trucks in the World! The Coolest Vehicles in the World! The Coolest Military Technology! The Great Animals of the Savannah! The Great Animals of the Farm! The Great Animals of the Ocean! The Great Animals of the Jungle! The Great Animals of the Forest! The Great Animals of the Desert! The Great Dinosaurs of the Earth! And 2 amazing collections with illustrations and facts from our separate coloring books: Wild Animals! - Educational Coloring Book for Boys & Girls! Monster Trucks, Space, Military, Aircraft & Vehicles! - Educational Coloring Book for Cool Kids!
Download or read book Military Technology written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Weapon Wizards written by Yaakov Katz and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2017-01-31 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A lively account of Israel's evolving military prowess...if The Weapon Wizards were a novel, it would be one written by Horatio Alger; if it were a biblical allegory, it would be the story of David and Goliath." —The New York Times Book Review From drones to satellites, missile defense systems to cyber warfare, Israel is leading the world when it comes to new technology being deployed on the modern battlefield. The Weapon Wizards shows how this tiny nation of 8 million learned to adapt to the changes in warfare and in the defense industry and become the new prototype of a 21st century superpower, not in size, but rather in innovation and efficiency—and as a result of its long war experience. Sitting on the front lines of how wars are fought in the 21st century, Israel has developed in its arms trade new weapons and retrofitted old ones so they remain effective, relevant, and deadly on a constantly-changing battlefield. While other countries begin to prepare for these challenges, they are looking to Israel—and specifically its weapons—for guidance. Israel is, in effect, a laboratory for the rest of the world. How did Israel do it? And what are the military and geopolitical implications of these developments? These are some of the key questions Yaakov Katz and Amir Bohbot address. Drawing on a vast amount of research, and unparalleled access to the Israeli defense establishment, this book is a report directly from the front lines.
Download or read book STAR 21 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1992-02-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dramatic political and economic changes throughout the world, coupled with rapid advances in technology, pose an important question for the U.S. Army: What technologies are best suited to defending U.S. interests against tomorrow's military threats? STAR 21 provides an expert analysis of how the Army can prepare itself for the battlefield of the futureâ€"where soldiers will wear "smart" helmets and combat chemical warfare with vaccines produced in days to counter new threats. This book summarizes emerging developments in robotics, "brillant" munitions, medical support, laser sensors, biotechnolgy, novel materials, and other key areas. Taking into account reliability, deployability, and other values that all military systems will need, the volume identifies new systems and emerging technologies that offer the greatest payoff for the Army. The volume addresses a host of important military issues, including the importance of mobile, rapidly deployable forces, the changing role of the helicopter, and how commercial technology may help the Army stay ahead of potential opponents. Alternative Selection, Doubleday's Military Book Club
Download or read book The 12 Biggest Breakthroughs in Military Technology written by Kristen Pope and published by 12-Story Library. This book was released on 2018-08 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This great STEM book has statistics, timelines and innovation timelines that profile the Military industry and 12 technological breakthroughs that have changed history and our society. Readers get tech information along with mini biographies and social history featuring: contributing factors, key players, and effects on our world. Organized chronologically on a timeline with backmatter and an almanac of additional fun facts that fill in the gaps between major technological breakthroughs. This is a "best book" about where we have been, and where we are going. Note the additional and up-to-the minute resources available at 12StoryLibrary.com: Editor-selected news articles; videos; online resources; teacher resources; live Twitter and RSS feeds.
Download or read book War Machines written by Timothy Moy and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The American military establishment is intimately tied to its technology, although the nature of those ties has varied enormously from service to service. The air force evokes images of pilots operating hightech weapons systems, striking precisely from out of the blue to lay waste to enemy installations. The fundamental icon for the Marine Corps is a wave of riflemen hitting the beaches from rugged landing craft and slogging their way ashore under enemy fire. How did these very different relationships with technology develop? During the interwar years, from 1920 to 1940, leaders from the Army Air Corps and the Marine Corps recreated their agencies based on visions of new military technologies. In War Machines, Timothy Moy examines these recreations and explores how factors such as bureaucratic pressure, institutional culture, and America's technological enthusiasm shaped these leaders' choices. The very existence of the Army Air Corps was based on a new technology, the airplane. As the Air Corps was forced to compete for money and other resources during the years after World War I, Air Corps leaders carved out a military niche based on hightech precision bombing. The Marine Corps focused on amphibious, firstwave assault using sturdy, graceless, and easytoproduce landing craft. Moy's astute analysis makes it clear that studying the processes that shaped the Army Air Corps and Marine Corps is fundamental to our understanding of technology and the military at the beginning of the twentyfirst century.
Download or read book Handbook of Military Industrial Engineering written by Adedeji B. Badiru and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2009-02-25 with total page 830 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of increasing economic and international threats, military operations must be examined with a critical eye in terms of process design, management, improvement, and control. Although the Pentagon and militaries around the world have utilized industrial engineering (IE) concepts to achieve this goal for decades, there has been no single reso
Download or read book The Best Gun in the World written by Robert S. Seigler and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thoroughly researched account of weapons innovation and industrialization in South Carolina during the Civil War and the man who made it happen. A year after seceding from the Union, South Carolina and the Confederate States government faced the daunting challenge of equipping soldiers with weapons, ammunition, and other military implements during the American Civil War. In The Best Gun in the World, Robert S. Seigler explains how South Carolina created its own armory and then enlisted the help of a weapons technology inventor to meet the demand. Seigler mined state and federal factory records, national and state archives, and US patents for detailed information on weapons production, the salaries and status of free and enslaved employees, and other financial records to reveal an interesting, distinctive story of technological innovation and industrialization in South Carolina. George Woodward Morse, originally from New Hampshire, was a machinist and firearms innovator, who settled in Louisiana in the 1840s. He invented a reliable breechloading firearm in the mid-1850s to replace muzzleloaders that were ubiquitous throughout the world. Essential to the successful operation of any breechloader was its ammunition, and Morse perfected the first metallic, center-fire, pre-primed cartridge, his most notable contribution to the development of modern firearms. The US War Department tested Morse rifles and cartridges prior to the beginning of the Civil War and contracted with the inventor to produce the weapons at Harpers Ferry Armory. However, when the war began, Morse, a slave-holding plantation owner, determined that he could sell more of his guns in the South. The South Carolina State Military Works originally designed to cast cannon, produced Morse’s carbine and modified muskets, brass cartridges, cartridge boxes, and other military accoutrements. The armory ultimately produced only about 1,350 Morse firearms. For the next twenty years, Morse sought to regain his legacy as the inventor of the center-fire brass cartridges that are today standard ammunition for military and sporting firearms. “Does justice to one of the greatest stories in American firearms history. If George Woodward Morse had not sided with the Confederacy, his name might be as famous today as Colt or Winchester.” —Gordon L. Jones, Atlanta History Center “Excellent and well-researched.” —Patrick McCawley, South Carolina Department of Archives and History “For connoisseurs and scholars of military history (especially Civil War), history of technology, or Southern/South Carolina history, this is a must-read and reference volume pertaining to a previously little-known aspect of the nineteenth century that had a far-reaching impact in the manner wars would be fought by soldiers decades later.” —Barry L. Stiefel, College of Charleston
Download or read book The War Scientists written by Thomas J. Craughwell and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Military Technology written by Barton C. Hacker and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2006-03-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: War is part of American history. This book examines how military technology both molded and reflected interactions between American military institutions and other American institutions. The growth of engineering and science has reshaped military technology, organization, and practice from the Colonial era to the present day. At the same time, military concerns influenced, and and sometimes channeled, American engineering and scientific development. American Military Technology chronicles the interactions of technology and science with America's armed forces from colonial times to the end of the 20th century. Each period of the nation's history brought new and influential changes to the interaction of the military and technology. The book is an excellent springboard for understanding the complex relationship of science, technology, and war in American history.
Download or read book The Coolest Military Technology written by Daniel Gershkovitz and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you know which tank is the fastest in the world? The most expensive jet fighter? And how many sailors can serve aboard one aircraft carrier? Did you know that armored elephants were used in battles 2,400 years ago? That the fastest cannon in the world fires at a rate of 100 shells per second!? And that special forces make extensive use of tamed animals such as monkeys, sea lions, and even dolphins? This book, part of the We Can Color--Fun & Facts series, will provide long hours of fun and learning about the armies of the world, from ancient history to the latest developments, while coloring beautiful illustrations of mind-boggling military vehicles and weapons such as tanks, planes, warships, amphibious vehicles, transport helicopters, aircraft carriers, special forces vehicles, cannons, nuclear missiles, destroyers, robots, bombers, artillery, submarines and many more! Every original illustration is accompanied by cool, interesting facts about each one: over 125 facts throughout the book! * This book contains full page original coloring pages that are not repeated! * The extra-large pages are 8.5 x 11 inches in size! * All the illustrations are single-sided to prevent bleed-through and can be torn out and displayed without losing the images on the back! * All the illustrations and information are suitable for ages 5 and up. Children, teens, and adults will enjoy relaxed moments while coloring and learning fun facts! The We Can Color - Fun & Facts Coloring Books series includes the following books: Space Technology and Our Solar System! The Coolest Aircraft in the World! The Coolest Trucks in the World! The Coolest Vehicles in the World! The Coolest Military Technology! The Great Animals of the Farm! The Great Animals of the Ocean! The Great Animals of the Jungle! The Great Animals of the Savannah! The Great Animals of the Forest! The Great Animals of the Desert! The Great Dinosaurs of the Earth! Wild Animals! - Educational Coloring Book for Boys & Girls!
Download or read book The Imagineers of War written by Sharon Weinberger and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2018-02-20 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive history of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Pentagon agency that has quietly shaped war and technology for nearly sixty years. Founded in 1958 in response to the launch of Sputnik, the agency’s original mission was to create “the unimagined weapons of the future.” Over the decades, DARPA has been responsible for countless inventions and technologies that extend well beyond military technology. Sharon Weinberger gives us a riveting account of DARPA’s successes and failures, its remarkable innovations, and its wild-eyed schemes. We see how the threat of nuclear Armageddon sparked investment in computer networking, leading to the Internet, as well as to a proposal to power a missile-destroying particle beam by draining the Great Lakes. We learn how DARPA was responsible during the Vietnam War for both Agent Orange and the development of the world’s first armed drones, and how after 9/11 the agency sparked a national controversy over surveillance with its data-mining research. And we see how DARPA’s success with self-driving cars was followed by disappointing contributions to the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. Weinberger has interviewed more than one hundred former Pentagon officials and scientists involved in DARPA’s projects—many of whom have never spoken publicly about their work with the agency—and pored over countless declassified records from archives around the country, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, and exclusive materials provided by sources. The Imagineers of War is a compelling and groundbreaking history in which science, technology, and politics collide.
