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War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor by Mindell, Professor David A. is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor about?
Explores the story of how mariners-- fighting "blindly" below the waterline-- lived and coped with the metal monster they called the "iron coffin." The author shows how the iron warship emerged as an idea and became practicable, how building it drew upon and forced changes in contemporary manufacturing technology, and how the vessel captured the nineteenth-century American popular and literary imaginations. He shows how technology changes not only the tools but also the very experience of combat
Who reads War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Mindell, Professor David A.
- Publisher
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780801862496
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Military, History, Government_military
- Rating
- 3.71 / 5 (11 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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