Innovations Big and Small That Helped Nations Win Wars
The Washington Times › November 22, 2004
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Technical innovation wins wars: Small things like the rifled barrel or the Gatling gun; big things like the tank or the ironclad ship. Recent reminder: The smart bomb. James L. Nelson builds his fascinating nonfiction account of the Civil War around just such a technical innovation, the simple idea of clothing ships with iron to deflect cannonballs.
An author of well-received novels of the square rigged era, Mr. Nelson knows how to tell a story - he spins it in bite-sized chunks that come fast and varied, shifting his camera like a master motion- picture director, capturing part after part of the action on the run.See the full content of this document
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Innovations Big and Small That Helped Nations Win Wars
This is how he avoids the heavy drumbeat of military history.
The story he wants to tell is exciting and interesting enough to merit full attention today. It is the story of an arms race which could have won the Civil War for the South - or greatly prolonged it. On the face of it, placing armor over the wood of warsh...See the full content of this document
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