MACHINE AGE ARMIES. by Wheldon, John - 1968

New York: Abelard-Schuman, 1968. 237 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). B&w maps/battle plans, photographs. "Citing examples from both World Wars, the Korean War and Vietnam, the author shows how the concept of material destruction of the enemy through attrition warfare has prevailed in official thinking, despite the persistent lesson of negligible achievement at enormous cost. In his discussion of present trends in machine warfare, he emphasizes the vital importance of army-air mobility, at present being pioneered in the U.S.A. The twentieth-century phenomenon of machine warfare has highlighted mankind's alarming slowness in adapting its military ideology to technological innovations. (This book) provides an authoritative and absorbing insight into this basic aspect of human behaviour, and stresses the need for fuller study by psychologists of armed group conflict." Two small areas of surface paper loss on contents page, tiny corner bump on rear board, minor edgewear. Dust jacket has light rubbing/soiling, very light edgewear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, two tiny edge tears, minor browning. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+/Very Good-.