| The 1,000 Hour War: Communication in the Gulf Contributor(s): McCain, Thomas (Author), Shyles, Leonard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313287473 ISBN-13: 9780313287473 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Persian Gulf War (1991) - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 956.704 |
| LCCN: 93012979 |
| Lexile Measure: 1380 |
| Series: Bibliographies of Battles & Leaders |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 1990's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The 1,000 Hour War was marked by unprecedented speed and force. This book adopts the view that the telecommunications technologies responsible for guiding smart bombs and Patriot missiles to their targets were the same marvels responsible for transmitting to news agencies around the world information about the progress of the war. The 1,000 Hour War was a unique case of military action in that it owed both its prosecution and its coverage specifically to satellites, computers, cellular telephones, microwave relay stations, and a myriad of similar technologies. |