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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 355.0209041 EAN: 9780521637602 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0521637600 Label: Cambridge University Press Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 428 Publication Date: August 13, 1998 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Studio: Cambridge University Press Accessories: Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in innovating exploitation by the seven major military powers. This volume of comparative essays investigates how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explains much of the strategic and operative performance of the Axis and Allies in World War II. Book Description: This study of major military innovations in the 1920s and 1930s explores differences in innovating exploitation by the seven major military powers. This volume of comparative essays investigates how and why innovation occurred or did not occur, and explains much of the strategic and operative performance of the Axis and Allies in World War II. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Preparing for WarReaders should know what this book is and is not, before investing their time in this title. This work offers a serious examination of what the various military services prepared for World War II in the interwar period. How serious? It is on the required reading list at several military schools in the professional military education system and is also on the U.S. Army Chief of Staff's recommended reading list. Why? Well, it basically shows what factors can get in the way of military innovation. ... Read More Rating: - A very informative and interesting bookIf you even have a modest interest in military history or in how the interpretation (or misinterpretation) of history can and in fact was used to shape the outcome of a major global event (WWII) then you will find this book very interesting. Rating:  - Some good information, but lacking in many areasThe book does provide detailed footnotes as it is a series of essays where the writer of each "chapter" presents their viewpoint and analysis. However, this book provides no tables or charts to support any of the analysis or discussions presented. It would have been very helpful if there were a table or chart comparing each nation's "innovation" in each category described in this book, examples: armored warfare, strategic bombing, carrier development, etc. What is most lacking in this ... Read More Rating:  - Military Innovation in the Interwar PeriodThis book is a necessary for those who want to understand the relationship between development of technology and military innovation. It is not an easy book to read, but contains tremendous amount of information along with accurate historical records. Must for military tacticians and historians alike. Rating: - Essential Addition to the Study of the Inter-war PeriodThe acclaimed scholarly team of Williamson Murray and Allan R. Millett have edited an anthology of essays encompassing the technological innovations in weaponry during the 1920's and 1930's. These innovations span the research and developments of all the major belligerents that play a major role in the coming global conflict. Each scholar was instructed to compare and contrast his or her topic country with two other countries making this work not only a significant contribution in and of itself, but also ... Read More 
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