Title War and the engineers : the primacy of politics over technology / Keir A. Lieber.

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	U41 .L54 2005	Available	---

Description	x, 226 pages ; 24 cm.
Series	Cornell studies in security affairs
	Cornell studies in security affairs.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-220) and index.
Contents	Offense, defense, and the prospects for peace -- The offense-defense balance -- Railroad revolution -- Small arms and artillery revolution -- Armored revolution -- Nuclear revolution -- Technology and the primacy of politics.
Subject	Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
	Military art and science -- Technological innovations.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Genre/Form	Case studies.
Subject	Military art and science.
	Military art and science -- Technological innovations -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
Chronological Term	20th century
Subject	Military weapons -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
	Military weapons.
	Military weapons -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
	Security, International -- History -- 19th century -- Case studies.
	Security, International.
	Security, International -- History -- 20th century -- Case studies.
	Military art and science -- Political aspects -- Case studies.
	Military art and science -- Political aspects.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
ISBN	0801443830 cloth alkaline paper
	9780801443831 cloth alkaline paper