{"product_id":"war-made-new-max-boot-9781592403158","title":"War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today","description":"\u003cb\u003eA monumental, groundbreaking work, now in paperback, that shows how technological and strategic revolutions have transformed the battlefield\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Combining gripping narrative history with wide-ranging analysis, \u003ci\u003eWar Made New\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on four \"revolutions\" in military affairs and describes how inventions ranging from gunpowder to GPS-guided air strikes have remade the field of battle--and shaped the rise and fall of empires. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eWar Made New\u003c\/i\u003e begins with the Gunpowder Revolution and explains warfare's evolution from ritualistic, drawn-out engagements to much deadlier events, precipitating the rise of the modern nation-state. He next explores the triumph of steel and steam during the Industrial Revolution, showing how it powered the spread of European colonial empires. Moving into the twentieth century and the Second Industrial Revolution, Boot examines three critical clashes of World War II to illustrate how new technology such as the tank, radio, and airplane ushered in terrifying new forms of warfare and the rise of centralized, and even totalitarian, world powers. Finally, Boot focuses on the Gulf War, the invasion of Afghanistan, and the Iraq War--arguing that even as cutting-edge technologies have made America the greatest military power in world history, advanced communications systems have allowed decentralized, \"irregular\" forces to become an increasingly significant threat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Boot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1592403158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781592403158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avery Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.18w x 1.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/07\/2007 pg. 40","brand":"Max Boot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43985244029183,"sku":"9781592403158","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_82c12605-930a-494b-9f07-e88ebec32b3c.jpg?v=1683276413","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/war-made-new-max-boot-9781592403158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}