Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps (Paperback)

Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps (Paperback)
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Publisher : Department of the Army
Total Pages : 492
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Synopsis Getting the Message Through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps (Paperback) by : Rebecca R. Raines

CMH Pub. 30-17. Army Historical Series. Traces the history of the United States Signal Corps from its beginnings on the eve of the American Civil War through its participation in the Persian Gulf conflict during the early 1990s. Shows today's signal soldiers where their branch has been and points the way to where it is going.

GETTING THE MEASSAGE THROUGH

GETTING THE MEASSAGE THROUGH
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Total Pages : 486
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ISBN-10 : 1944961984
ISBN-13 : 9781944961985
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Synopsis GETTING THE MEASSAGE THROUGH by : Rebecca Robbins Raines

This book traces the history of the U.S. Army Signal Corps from its beginnings on the eve of the American Civil War through its participation in the Persian Gulf conflict during the early 1990s. Over the course of its 135 years of existence, the Signal Corps has often been at the forefront of the revolutionary changes that have taken place in communications technology. It contributed significantly, for example, to the development of radar and the transistor. In today's information age, the Signal Corps continues its tradition of leadership and innovation on the digitized battlefields of the twenty-first century. While accounts of the branch's service during the Civil War, World War II, and Vietnam have been published, little has been written about the rest of the Signal Corps' accomplishments. This book fills out the picture. It shows today's signal soldiers where their branch has been and points the way to where it is going. The reader, whether military or civilian, can follow the growth and development of one of the Army's most sophisticated technical branches. By telling the Signal Corps' story in a comprehensive manner, this volume makes a significant contribution to the history of the Army.

Getting the Message Through

Getting the Message Through
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Total Pages : 488
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ISBN-13 : 9781410221506
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Synopsis Getting the Message Through by : Rebecca Robbins Raines

This book traces the history of the U.S. Army Signal Corps from its beginnings on the eve of the American Civil War through its participation in the Persian Gulf conflict during the early 1990s. Over the course of its 135 years of existence, the Signal Corps has often been at the forefront of the revolutionary changes that have taken place in communications technology. It contributed significantly, for example, to the development of radar and the transistor. In today's information age, the Signal Corps continues its tradition of leadership and innovation on the digitized battlefields of the twenty-first century. While accounts of the branch's service during the Civil War, World War II, and Vietnam have been published, little has been written about the rest of the Signal Corps' accomplishments. This book fills out the picture. It shows today's signal soldiers where their branch has been and points the way to where it is going. The reader, whether military or civilian, can follow the growth and development of one of the Army's most sophisticated technical branches. By telling the Signal Corps' story in a comprehensive manner, this volume makes a significant contribution to the history of the Army. Douglas D. Buchholz John W. Mountcastle Major General, USABrigadier General, USA Chief of SignalChief of Military History

Getting the Message Through

Getting the Message Through
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Publisher : CreateSpace
Total Pages : 484
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ISBN-10 : 1506179347
ISBN-13 : 9781506179346
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Synopsis Getting the Message Through by : Center of Center of Military History United States Army

Getting the Message Through, the companion volume to Rebecca Robbins Raines' Signal Corps, traces the evolution of the corps from the appointment of the first signal officer on the eve of the Civil War, through its stages of growth and change, to its service in Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. Raines highlights not only the increasingly specialized nature of warfare and the rise of sophisticated communications technology, but also such diverse missions as weather reporting and military aviation. Information dominance in the form of superior communications is considered to be sine qua non to modern warfare. As Raines ably shows, the Signal Corps-once considered by some Army officers to be of little or no military value-and the communications it provides have become integral to all aspects of military operations on modern digitized battlefields. The volume is an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in the institutional history of the branch.

Getting the message through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps

Getting the message through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps
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Publisher : Government Printing Office
Total Pages : 488
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ISBN-10 : 0160872812
ISBN-13 : 9780160872815
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Synopsis Getting the message through: A Branch History of the U.S. Army Signal Corps by : Rebecca Robbins Raines

Getting the Message Through, the companion volume to Rebecca Robbins Raines' Signal Corps, traces the evolution of the corps from the appointment of the first signal officer on the eve of the Civil War, through its stages of growth and change, to its service in Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM. Raines highlights not only the increasingly specialized nature of warfare and the rise of sophisticated communications technology, but also such diverse missions as weather reporting and military aviation. Information dominance in the form of superior communications is considered to be sine qua non to modern warfare. As Raines ably shows, the Signal Corps--once considered by some Army officers to be of little or no military value--and the communications it provides have become integral to all aspects of military operations on modern digitized battlefields. The volume is an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in the institutional history of the branch.

Getting the Message Through

Getting the Message Through
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Om den amerikanske hærs Signal Korps. Bogen beskriver US Army Signal Corps' historie - og er samtidig en gennemgang af signaltjenestens udvikling fra 1860 til 1995. Grundig og udførlig.

War in the American Pacific and East Asia, 1941-1972

War in the American Pacific and East Asia, 1941-1972
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Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages : 277
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ISBN-10 : 9780813176574
ISBN-13 : 0813176573
Rating : 4/5 (74 Downloads)

Synopsis War in the American Pacific and East Asia, 1941-1972 by : Hal M. Friedman

Before 1940, the Japanese empire stood as the greatest single threat to the American presence in the Pacific and East Asia. To a lesser degree, the formerly hegemonic colonial powers of Britain, France, and the Netherlands still controlled portions of the region. At the same time, subjugated peoples in East Asia and Southeast Asia struggled to throw off colonialism. By the late 1930s, the competition exploded into armed conflict. Japan looked like the early victor, but the United States eventually established itself as the hegemonic power in the Pacific Basin by 1945. Yet when it comes to the American movement out into the Pacific, there is more to the story that has yet to be revealed. In War in the American Pacific and East Asia, 1941–1972, editor Hal Friedman brings together nine essays that explore lesser known aspects and consequences of America's military expansion into the Pacific during and after World War II. This study explores how the United States won the Pacific War against Japan and how it sought to secure that victory in the decades that followed, ensure it never endured another Pearl Harbor–style defeat, and saw the Pacific fulfill a Manifest Destiny–like role as an American frontier projected toward East Asia. The collection explores the role of the US military in the Pacific Basin in different ways by presenting essays on interservice rivalry and military advising as well as unique topics that are new to military history, such as the investigations of strategic communications, military public relations, institutional cultures of elite forces, foodways, and the military's interaction with the press. Together, these essays provide a path for historians to pursue groundbreaking areas of research about the Pacific and establish the Pacific War as the pivotal point in the twentieth century in the Pacific Basin.

Army History

Army History
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Total Pages : 154
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ISBN-10 : NWU:35556037405479
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War Pigeons

War Pigeons
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9781476640563
ISBN-13 : 1476640564
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Synopsis War Pigeons by : Elizabeth G. Macalaster

For more than seven decades, homing pigeons provided the U.S. military with its fastest most reliable means of communication. Originally bred for racing in the early 1800s, homing pigeons were later trained by pigeoneers to fly up to 60 mph for hundreds of miles, and served the United States for almost 75 years, through four wars on four continents. Barely weighing a pound, these extraordinary birds carried messages in and out of gas, smoke, exploding bombs and gunfire. They flew through jungles, deserts and mountains, not faltering even when faced with large expanses of ocean to cross. Sometimes they arrived nearly dead from wounds or exhaustion, refusing to give up until they reached their objective. This book is the first complete account of the remarkable service that homing pigeons provided for the American armed forces, from its fledgling beginnings after the Civil War to the birds' invaluable role in communications in every branch of the U.S. military through both World Wars and beyond. Personal narratives, primary sources and news articles tell the story of the pigeons' recruitment and training in the U.S., their deployment abroad and use on the home front.

A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign

A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 552
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ISBN-10 : 9781118836392
ISBN-13 : 1118836391
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign by : Edward G. Lengel

A Companion to the Meuse-Argonne Campaign explores the single largest and bloodiest battle in American military history, including its many controversies, in historiographical essays that reflect the current state of the field. Presents original essays on the French and German participation in ‒ and perspectives on ‒ this important event Makes use of original archival research from the United States, France, and Germany Contributors include WWI scholars from France, Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom Essays examine the military, social, and political consequences of the Meuse-Argonne and points the way for future scholarship in this area