The American military establishment is intimately tied to its technology, although the nature of those ties has varied enormously from service to service. The air force evokes images of pilots operating hightech weapons systems, striking precisely from out of the blue to lay waste to enemy installations. The fundamental icon for the Marine Corps is a wave of riflemen hitting the beaches from rugged landing craft and slogging their way ashore under enemy fire. How did these very different relationships with technology develop? During the interwar years, from 1920 to 1940, leaders from the...
The American military establishment is intimately tied to its technology, although the nature of those ties has varied enormously from service to serv...
During the interwar years, from 1920 to 1940, leaders from the Army Air Corps and the MarineCorps recreated their agencies based on visions of new military technologies. Timothy Moy examines these recreations and explores how factors such as bureaucratic pressure, institutional culture, and America's technological enthusiasm shaped these leaders' choices.
During the interwar years, from 1920 to 1940, leaders from the Army Air Corps and the MarineCorps recreated their agencies based on visions of new mil...
