War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today

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War made new : technology, warfare, and the course of history, 1500 to today

Max Boot

Gotham Books, c2006

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"A Council on Foreign Relations book"--Jacket

Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-516) and index

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  • Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-September 21, 1588
  • Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
  • Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803
  • Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898
  • Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
  • Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940
  • Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
  • Precision and professionalism : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
  • Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
  • Humvees and IEDs : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005
  • Revolutions to come
  • Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-August 9, 1588
  • Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
  • Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803
  • Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898
  • Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
  • Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940
  • Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
  • Professionalism and precision : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
  • Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
  • Humvees and I.E.D.s : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005
  • Sail and shot : the Spanish Armada, July 31-August 9, 1588
  • Missile and muscle : Breitenfeld and Lützen, September 17, 1631-November 16, 1632
  • Flintlocks and forbearance : Assaye, September 23, 1803
  • Rifles and railroads : Königgrätz, July 3, 1866
  • Maxim guns and dum dums : Omdurman, September 2, 1898
  • Steel and steam : Tsushima, May 27-28, 1905
  • Tanks and terror : France, May 10-June 22, 1940
  • Flattops and torpedoes : Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
  • Superfortresses and firebombs : Tokyo, March 9-10, 1945
  • Professionalism and precision : Kuwait and Iraq, January 17-February 28, 1991
  • Special forces and horses : Afghanistan, October 7-December 6, 2001
  • Humvees and I.E.D.s : Iraq, March 20, 2003-May 1, 2005

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