Isbn: 9781935623915 - astride two worlds: technology and the american civil war (10 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Explores the United States' transition into an industrial nation during the time of the Civil War, and how this transition affected life on the battleground and the home front.By the middle of the nineteenth century, industrialization and military-technological innovation were beginning to alter drastically the character and conditions of warfare as it had been conducted for centuries. Occurring in the midst of these far-reaching changes, the American Civil War can justly be labeled both the last great preindustrial war and the first major war of the industrial age. Industrial capacity attained new levels of military significance as transportation improved, but in this, as in many other respects, the Civil War was distinctly transitional. Smoothbore artillery still dominated the battlefield, horse-drawn wagons and pack mules still carried the main logistic burden, seamstresses still outnumbered sewing-machine operators. Astride Two Worldsaddresses the various causes and consequences of technological change for the course and outcome of the American Civil War. "A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - By the middle of the nineteenth century, industrialization and military-technological innovation were beginning to alter drastically the character and conditions of warfare as it had been conducted for centuries. Occurring in the midst of these far-reaching changes, the American Civil War can justly be labeled both the last great preindustrial war and the first major war of the industrial age. Industrial capacity attained new levels of military significance as transportation improved, but in this, as in many other respects, the Civil War was distinctly transitional. Smoothbore artillery still dominated the battlefield, horse-drawn wagons and pack mules still carried the main logistic burden, seamstresses still outnumbered sewing-machine operators. Astride Two Worldsaddresses the various causes and consequences of technological change for the course and outcome of the American Civil War. …

Condizione: New. Barton C. Hacker, Ph.D. (University of Chicago, 1968), is senior curator of armed forces history in the Smithsonian Institution&rsquos National Museum of American History. He is also the founding editor of Vulcan: The International Journal of the Social.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Explores the United States' transition into an industrial nation during the time of the Civil War, and how this transition affected life on the battleground and the home front.By the middle of the nineteenth century, industrialization and military-technological innovation were beginning to alter drastically the character and conditions of warfare as it had been conducted for centuries. Occurring in the midst of these far-reaching changes, the American Civil War can justly be labeled both the last great preindustrial war and the first major war of the industrial age. Industrial capacity attained new levels of military significance as transportation improved, but in this, as in many other respects, the Civil War was distinctly transitional. Smoothbore artillery still dominated the battlefield, horse-drawn wagons and pack mules still carried the main logistic burden, seamstresses still outnumbered sewing-machine operators. Astride Two Worldsaddresses the various causes and consequences of technological change for the course and outcome of the American Civil War. "A Smithsonian contribution to knowledge." Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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