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Patton Rogers, James

 
9781526125880: Precision: A history of American warfare
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ISBN 10: 1526125889 ISBN 13: 9781526125880
Editorial: Manchester University Press, 2023

Sinopsis

A ground-breaking study on the concept of precision warfare and how it has shaped our view of armed conflict

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James Patton Rogers is the Executive Director of the Cornell Brooks Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University. He has been an expert advisor to the United Nations Security Council, UK Parliament and is the NATO Country Director of the Full Spectrum Drone Warfare project supported by NATO SPS. -- .

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We think of precision warfare as a modern invention, closely associated with the Gulf War, the Kosovo Campaign and drone technologies. But its origins go back much further in history.

As war historian James Patton Rogers reveals, this quest to achieve precision in war began in 1917, during the early years of powered flight in the United States. This means that precision has been a significant, if not always achievable, feature of American strategic thought for more than a hundred years.

Patton Rogers takes readers on a journey through the twentieth century, highlighting the innovative thinkers of the First World War, the experimental technologies of the Second World War and the surprising Cold War nuclear strategies that made precision the dominant feature it is today. From Russia’s offensive war in Ukraine to Libya, Ethiopia and Nagorno-Karabakh, the conflicts of the twenty-first-century are being fought with precision weapons. Patton Rogers answers two enduring questions: why has precision been such a defining feature of US military thinking? And how has this ambition shaped public and military perceptions of war today?

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Editorial
Manchester University Press
Año de publicación
2023
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1526125889
ISBN 13 
9781526125880
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Número de páginas
222
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Persona responsable
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