Inventions of the Great War
Language: English - ISBN: 9786256014251 - 265 pages
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Synopsis
The great World War was more than two-thirds over when America entered the struggle, and yet in a sense this country was in the war from its very beginning. Three great inventions controlled the character of the fighting and made it different from any other the world has ever seen. These three inventions were American. The submarine was our invention; it carried the war into the sea. The airplane was an American invention; it carried the war into the sky. We invented the machine-gun; it drove the war into the ground.
It is not my purpose to boast of American genius but, rather, to show that we entered the war with heavy responsibilities. The inven-tions we had given to the world had been developed marvelously in other lands. Furthermore they were in the hands of a determined and unscrupulous foe, and we found before us the task of overcoming the very machines that we had created. Yankee ingenuity was faced with a real test. The only way of overcoming the airplane was to build more and better machines than the enemy possessed. This we tried to do, but first we had to be taught by our allies the latest refinements of this machine.
About Alexander Russell Bond
Alexander Russell (composer) (1880–1953), American composer, pianist, organist, impresario and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University .
Product specifications
Binding | Paperback |
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Language | English |
Publishing date | Wednesday, 29 January 2025 |
Edition | 1 |
ISBN | 9786256014251 |
Pagecount | 265 |
Interior color | Black/white |
Size | 155 x 235 mm |
Publisher | E-Kitap Projesi & Cheapest Books |
Author | Alexander Russell Bond |
Category | Art and culture > Antiquities |