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Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
Williamson Murray
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Description for Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
Paperback. A study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s. Editor(s): Murray, Williamson R.; Millett, Allan R. Num Pages: 444 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJG; HBG; HBLW; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 23. Weight in Grams: 602.
In 1914, the armies and navies that faced each other were alike right down to the strengths of their companies and battalions and the designs of their battleships and cruisers. Differences were of degree rather than essence. During the interwar period, however, the armed forces grew increasingly asymmetrical, developing different approaches to the same problems. This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in exploitation by the seven major military powers. The comparative essays investigate how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explain much of the strategic and operative performance of the ... Read more
In 1914, the armies and navies that faced each other were alike right down to the strengths of their companies and battalions and the designs of their battleships and cruisers. Differences were of degree rather than essence. During the interwar period, however, the armed forces grew increasingly asymmetrical, developing different approaches to the same problems. This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in exploitation by the seven major military powers. The comparative essays investigate how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explain much of the strategic and operative performance of the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
444
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521637602
SKU
V9780521637602
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Reviews for Military Innovation in the Interwar Period
' … a scholarly and informative study and a timely reminder of some of the challenges that confront military organizations on the eve of the twenty-first century.' The English Historical Review