The 1,000 Hour War: Communication in the Gulf
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
The 1,000 Hour War: Communication in the Gulf
By (Author) Thomas Mccain
By (author) Leonard Shyles
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th October 1993
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Media, entertainment, information and communication industries
Weapons and equipment
384.5
Physical Properties
Hardback
232
Description
The 1,000 Hour War was marked by unprecedented speed and force. This book adopts the view that the telecommunications technologies responsible for guiding smart bombs and Patriot missiles to their targets were the same marvels responsible for transmitting to news agencies around the world information about the progress of the war. The 1,000 Hour War was a unique case of military action in that it owed both its prosecution and its coverage specifically to satellites, computers, cellular telephones, microwave relay stations, and a myriad of similar technologies.
Author Bio
THOMAS A. McCAIN is Professor of Communication and Journalism and Co-Director of the Center for Advanced Study in Telecommunication at the Ohio State University. LEONARD SHYLES is Associate Professor of Communication at Villanova University.
