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American Arsenal
Patrick Coffey
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Description for American Arsenal
American Arsenal examines the United States' transformation from isolationist state to military superpower by means of sixteen vignettes, each focusing upon an inventor and his contribution to the cause. Num Pages: 336 pages, 31 b/w. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; HBW; JWM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 167 x 27. Weight in Grams: 568.
When America declared war on Germany in 1917, the United States had only 200,000 men under arms, a twentieth of the German army's strength, and its planes were no match for the Luftwaffe. Less than a century later, the United States today has by far the world's largest military budget and provides over 40% of the world's armaments. In American Arsenal Patrick Coffey examines America's military transformation from an isolationist state to a world superpower with a defense budget over $600 billion. Focusing on sixteen specific developments, Coffey illustrates the unplanned, often haphazard nature of this transformation, which has ... Read more
When America declared war on Germany in 1917, the United States had only 200,000 men under arms, a twentieth of the German army's strength, and its planes were no match for the Luftwaffe. Less than a century later, the United States today has by far the world's largest military budget and provides over 40% of the world's armaments. In American Arsenal Patrick Coffey examines America's military transformation from an isolationist state to a world superpower with a defense budget over $600 billion. Focusing on sixteen specific developments, Coffey illustrates the unplanned, often haphazard nature of this transformation, which has ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199959747
SKU
V9780199959747
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About Patrick Coffey
Patrick Coffey is a Visiting Scholar in the Office for History of Science and Technology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of Cathedrals of Science.
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