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American arsenal : a century of waging war

Title
  1. American arsenal : a century of waging war / Patrick Coffey.
Published by
  1. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Author
  1. Coffey, Patrick.

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Description
  1. 328 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm
Subject
  1. History, Military > United States > 20th century
  2. Inventors > United States > History > 20th century
  3. Weapons systems > Technological innovations > United States > History
  4. Military research > United States > Case studies
  5. Military weapons > Research > United States > History
  6. Military weapons > United States > History > 20th century
Contents
  1. Edison at war -- Gassing the senator -- Mitchell's war in three dimensions -- The bombsight -- Precision bombing tested -- Napalm -- The switch -- The atomic bomb -- The weapon not used -- The Cold War and the hydrdrogen bomb -- Missiles -- War games -- Four lessons from Vietnam -- Star Wars -- Smart bombs and drones -- Epilogue.
Call number
  1. JFE 14-1680
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Coffey, Patrick.
Title
  1. American arsenal : a century of waging war / Patrick Coffey.
Publisher
  1. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN
  1. 2013015070
ISBN
  1. 9780199959747 (hbk.)
  2. 0199959749 (hbk.)
Research call number
  1. JFE 14-1680
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