1st Edition

Information and Revolutions in Military Affairs

Edited By Emily O. Goldman Copyright 2005
214 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

216 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

214 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Like the industrial revolution before it, the information technology revolution appears to be creating a new ruling class, a new economy and a new society. Information technology is also transforming military operations and warfare. A vast literature on the revolution in military affairs (or "RMA") cites the important (indeed, dominant) role of information technology in enabling a new military... Read more
1. Information and Revolutions in Military Affairs 2. Information Capabilities and Military Revolutions: The 19th century experience 3. Inventing the Railroad and Rifle Revolution: Information, military innovation and the rise of Germany 4. Beyond Fire and Movement: Command, control, and information in German Blitzkrieg 5. Uncharted Waters: Information in the first modern joint campaign, Norway 1940 6. Dreadnought: "The Revolution That Never Was" 7. Maritime Airpower in the Interwar Period: The information dimension 8. Information and the Air Defense Revolution

Biography

Goldman, Emily O.