War Machines: Transforming Technologies in the U.S. Military, 1920-1940

by Timothy Moy

Book Overview

During the interwar years, from 1920 to 1940, leaders from the Army Air Corps and the Marine Corps recreated their agencies based on visions of new military technologies. In War Machines, Timothy Moy examines these recreations and explores how factors such as bureaucratic pressure, institutional culture, and America's technological enthusiasm shaped these leaders' choices.

". . . The clarity of (Moy's) presentation and thesis make this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1623494265
• ISBN13: 9781623494261
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"