{"product_id":"war-in-the-age-of-technology-myriad-faces-of-modern-armed-conflict-hardcover","title":"War in the Age of Technology: Myriad Faces of Modern Armed Conflict - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Jensen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wiest\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTechnology of one kind or another has always been a central ingredient in war. The Spartan king Archidamus, for instance, reacted with alarm when first witnessing a weapon that could shoot darts through the air. And yet during the past two centuries technology has played an unprecedented role in military affairs and thinking, and in the overall conduct of war. In addition, the impact of new technology on warfare has brought major social and cultural changes.\u003cbr\u003e This volume explores the relationship between war, technology, and modern society over the course of the last several centuries. The two world wars, total conflicts in which industrial technology took a terrible human toll, brought great changes to the practice of organized violence among nations; even so many aspect of military life and values remained largely unaffected. In the latter half of the twentieth century, technology in the form of nuclear deterrence appears to have prevented the global conflagration of world war while complicating and fueling ferocious regional contests.\u003cbr\u003e A stimulating fusion of military and social history, extending back to the eighteenth century, and with contributions from such leading historians as Brian Bond, Paddy Griffith, and Neil McMillen, War in the Age of Technology will interest lay readers and specialists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Geoffrey Jensen (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Geoffrey Jensen is John Biggs '30 Cincinnati Chair in Military History at Virginia Military Institute. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Wiest (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAndrew Wiest\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of History and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of War and Society at the University of Southern Mississippi. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eWar in the Age of Technology: Myriad Faces of Modern Armed Combat\u003c\/i\u003e (NYU Press, 2001) and author or co-author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eRolling Thunder in a Gentle Land: The Vietnam War Revisited, Atlas of World War II\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Vietnam War, 1959-1975\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Hattiesburg, MS. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 406\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.19 x 9.27 x 6.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53025337508147,"sku":"9780814742501","price":199.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/u9Y3e6y0wy9780814742501.webp?v=1770232087","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/war-in-the-age-of-technology-myriad-faces-of-modern-armed-conflict-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}