Paths of Innovation in Warfare (eBook)

Nicholas Michael Sambaluk is associate professor of strategy at Air University and author of The Other Space Race: Eisenhower and the Quest for Aerospace Security, named "Best Air Power History Book of 2016" by the Air Force Historical Foundation.

Introduction, Nicholas Michael SambalukChapter 1: Mapping the Mediterranean in the Age of the Crusades, Stuart H. PeeblesChapter 2: “To Avoid Any Considerable Misfortune:” George Washington, Charles Lee, and Grand Strategy in the American Revolution, Adrienne M. HarrisonChapter 3: The Texas Rangers and Samuel Colt: Partners in Combat Innovation, Nathan A. JenningsChapter 4: Ben Butler’s Black Battalions: Political Generalship and Military Experimentation with African-Americans during the Civil War, Mark EhlersChapter 5: New Frontiers: Making Alaska a Terra Cognita, Russ VanderlugtChapter 6: Building Peace: Civil Affairs and Military Government in the Second World War, Dave MusickChapter 7: Mixing Spanners with Wrenches: SPOBS and the Establishment of an Anglo-American Aircraft Maintenance Program in Britain during World War II, Richard H. AndersonChapter 8: Managing Innovation: Protecting, Promoting, and Propagating Science and Technology in World War II, Nicholas Michael SambalukChapter 9: Innovating “Lawfare”: The Use of Law as a Weapon in Cyprus, 1955–1959, Brian DrohanChapter 10: The Party Army as Innovation: Tracing the Origins of China’s Modern Military, Jason HalubChapter 11: War by Tweet, Hashtag, and Media Messaging: Boko Haram’s Media Warfare Challenges Nigeria’s Information Campaign (2012–2015), John P. RingquistChapter 12: Atrocity Early Warning: A Historiographical Study of the Prevention of Mass Atrocities, Charles CostanzoConclusion, Nicholas Michael Sambaluk