Book ID: CBB001212768

A History of Innovation: U.S. Army Adaptation in War and Peace (2009)

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Hoffman, Jon T. (Author)


Center of Military History, United States Army


Publication Date: 2009
Physical Details: ix + 171 pp.; ill.
Language: English

Contents: M1 Garand rifle -- Radar -- The Benning revolution -- Air observation posts -- Armored force organization -- The tank destroyer -- The bazooka -- Upgunning the amphibian tank -- Conquering the hedgerows -- Special patrol groups -- Airmobility -- Airborne radio direction finding -- Artillery speed shifter -- National Training Cente

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Authors & Contributors
Parmentola, John A.
Ruth, Richard A.
Ford, Matthew C.
Henning, Lori A.
Gross, Rachel S.
Ariel Guersenzvaig
Journals
Vulcan
Canadian Military History
Technology and Culture
Journal of Interdisciplinary History
IEEE Technology and Society Magazine
Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences
Publishers
Johns Hopkins University Press
Silvio Zamorani Editore
University of Oklahoma Press
University of California Press
Smithsonian Books
Oxford University Press
Concepts
Military technology
Technology and war; technology and the military
Weapons
Technological innovation
World War II
Military research
Time Periods
20th century
21st century
20th century, late
19th century
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
Modern
Places
United States
Great Britain
Mediterranean region
Spain
Italy
China
Institutions
United States. Army
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Great Britain. Army
Harvard University
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