Torpedo : inventing the military-industrial complex in the United States and Great Britain /
Creating the military-industrial complex in the United States and Great Britain
Katherine C. Epstein.
- 1 online resource (318 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780674726284 (e-book)
United States. Navy --Weapons systems--History--20th century. Great Britain. Royal Navy --Weapons systems--History--20th century.
Torpedoes--Design and construction--History--United States--20th century. Torpedoes--Design and construction--History--Great Britain--20th century. Weapons systems--Technological innovations--Case studies. World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies. Military-industrial complex--History--United States--20th century. Military-industrial complex--History--Great Britain--20th century.