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Technology and the American Way of War Since 1945
Paper, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12337-2
$26.50
/ £18.50
July, 2008
Cloth, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-231-12336-5
$35.00
/ £24.00
"Mahnken's study helps to reveal our sometimes hidden preconceptions and core beliefs about technology and war." — Proceedings
"This is a useful book and one that is certain to stimulate discussion of its important subject." — Kenneth P. Werrell, The Journal of Military History
"This is a practitioner's account of military equipment and weapons written with the insight of a historian of technology." — Alex Roland, Technology and Culture
"Thomas G. Mahnken tackles a large and multifaceted issue: the importance of technology to the American way of war; the development and use of technology by those responsible for waging war (the military services, in whom the American 'way of war' is culturally embedded); to what extent service culture has been prodded onto new paths by the promises of technology; and the impact of the global strategic environment on the shape and trajectory of technology. Of particular value is Mahnken's careful and reasonable discussion of the 'revolution in military affairs,' the transformative effect of information technology, and the Afghan model of war. His book successfully cuts to the core of these issues." — Emily O. Goldman, codirector of the Joint Center for International and Security Studies at the University of California, Davis