Torpedo : inventing the military-industrial complex in the United States and Great Britain / Katherine C. Epstein.

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In a bold reappraisal, Katherine Epstein uncovers the origins of the "military-industrial complex" not in the Cold War but in the decades before WWI, as the United States and Great Britain struggled to perfect a crucial new weapon: the self-propelled torpedo. Torpedo R & D sparked inte...

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Main Author: Epstein, Katherine C., 1982-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
United States. > Navy > Weapons systems > History > 20th century.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > Weapons systems > History > 20th century.
Torpedoes > United States > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Torpedoes > Great Britain > Design and construction > History > 20th century.
Weapons systems > Technological innovations > Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 > Equipment and supplies.
Military-industrial complex > United States > History > 20th century.
Military-industrial complex > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
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