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Author:

Epstein, Katherine C., 1982-

Title:

Torpedo : inventing the military-industrial complex in the United States and Great Britain / Katherine C. Epstein.

Publisher:

Harvard University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

305 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Torpedoes--United States--History--History--20th century.
Torpedoes--Great Britain--History--History--20th century.
Weapons systems--Technological innovation--Case studies.
United States.--Navy--History--History--20th century.
Great Britain.--Royal Navy--History--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
Military-industrial complex--United States--History--20th century.
Military-industrial complex--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

America's weapons of the weak -- Britain's weapons of the strong -- The U.S. Navy and the emergence of command technology -- The Royal Navy and the quest for reach -- Command technology on trial in the United States -- A very bad gap in Britain -- Conclusion.

ISBN:

0674725263
9780674725263

OCLC:

(OCoLC)829239868

LCCN:

2013008006

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)