THE ROYAL ARTS OF AFRICA; The Majesty of Form
Suzanne Preston Blier & Susanne P. Blier
Language: English
Published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1998
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- Title
- THE ROYAL ARTS OF AFRICA; The Majesty of Form
- Author
- Suzanne Preston Blier & Susanne P. Blier
- Publisher
- Harry N. Abrams, New York
- Publication year
- 1998
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0810927055
- ISBN 13
- 9780810927056
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing.
- Seller catalogs
- Art, Architecture and Photography
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From the Back Cover
Coalition soldiers in the Iraq War had access to the mostextraordinary array of high-tech weapons ever created. In MilitaryGadgets, one of the world's leading consultants on emerging technologyintroduces today's most exciting and advanced military technologies . .. and tomorrow's.
Nicholas D. Evans offers easy-to-read descriptions of more than 75technologies, and how they are used, all set within the broader contextof military transformation. Evans covers the entire spectrum of militarytechnologies from the present-day "heavy" forces comprised of aircraft,tanks, ships, and submarines, to the future-state light and agile forcesexemplified by transformational programs such as the Army's ObjectiveForce and the Navy's Sea Power 21. Each technology is accompanied by aphoto illustration.
Military Gadgets covers equipment used in every service ofthe military and created by an extraordinary range of top militarycontractors and innovators. Whether you're a military or defenseprofessional, researcher, policymaker, or citizen, this is your completeguide to the future of warfare.
- What's real, and what's next What's already in the field,what's in the labs, and what's on the drawing board
- Tactical Internet and Solider Systems Better information andbetter communication: the keys to victory
- Autonomous Vehicles Autonomous aerial, ground, and underwatervehicles for surveillance and combat
- Stealth Technologies Stealth capabilities including the SeaShadow, Joint Strike Fighter, and Virginia-class submarine
- Smart Bombs and New Weapons GPS-guided weapons, blackoutbombs, electromagnetic pulse, airborne lasers, and more
- NBC and Homeland Defense NBC protection and programs such asTerrorism Information Awareness and HumanID
- High-tech weapons, from Operation Iraqi Freedom to the R&D lab!
- Fully illustrated introductions to more than 75 leading-edgemilitary systems
- 16 pages of full-color photos!
- Conventional weapons, Tactical Internet, and Solider Systems
- Autonomous vehicles, stealth technologies, smart bombs
- Nuclear, biological, and chemical capabilities, and HomelandDefense
- Innovations from the Defense Advanced Research ProjectsAgency (DARPA)--the transformation "engine" of the Department ofDefense
- For every military/defense professional, researcher,policymaker, and citizen
Military Gadgets is the first approachable andeasy-to-understand guide to the technologies that are transformingwarfare and helping the U.S. military dominate any conflict, anywhere,anytime. Nicholas D. Evans presents simple, clear explanations of thetechnical breakthroughs that helped defeat the Iraqi regime . . . andthe even more amazing innovations that are on the way.
It's all here: stealth technologies, precision guided munitions,electronic sensors, unmanned aerial vehicles, and new solider systems,all connected for network-centric warfare to increase lethality,survivability, and force readiness against the unexpected. For eachweapons system, you'll discover how it works, what it's for, and how itenables the United States to project power in ways others can't touch.
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