War in space : strategy, spacepower, geopolitics / Bleddyn E. Bowen.
War in space : strategy, spacepower, geopolitics / Bleddyn E. Bowen.
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
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G 2020/5236
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English
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xii, 316 pages ; 25 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction -- Part I : Imperial traditions : space dominance -- Spacepower, empire and theory-- Commanding space : bluewater foundations -- Part II : a new vision of spacepower : the celestial coastline -- Continental insights and strategic manoeuvring -- Astroculture and geocentrism -- Part III :...
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
Scotland
Date Published
[2020]
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"War in Space presents a theory of spacepower and considers the implications of space technology on strategy and international relations. The spectre of space warfare stalks the major powers as outer space increasingly defines geopolitical and military competition. As satellites have become essential for modern warfare, strategists are asking wheth...
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War in space : strategy, spacepower, geopolitics / Bleddyn E. Bowen.
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Strategy, spacepower, geopolitics
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 282-300) and index.
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©2020
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G 2020/5236
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74VKaJ5P8OJy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaJ5P8OJy
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ISBN
1474450482
9781474450485
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327.0919
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991024374418402626
