The Electronic Battlefield: Wiring Down the War (printed together with Getting Down to Earth on Earth Day)
Washington, DC: The Washington Monthly Company, 1971. Reprint. Reprinted from June 1970 (Kargis) and May 1971 issues. Wraps. 9, 3 p. Includes illustrations. 8.5 by 5.5 inches. Printing inverted on second article. This is a scarce anti-war Vietnam War era ephemeral item. From an on-line posting: "Dickson, born in Yonkers, NY, graduated from Wesleyan University in 1961 and was honored as a Distinguished Alumnae of that institution in 1996. After graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy and later worked as a reporter for McGraw-Hill Publications. Since 1968, he has been a full-time freelance writer contributing articles to various magazines and newspapers, including Smithsonian, Esquire, The Nation, Town & Country, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post and writing numerous books on a wide range of subjects. He received a University Fellowship for reporters from the American Political Science Association to do his first book, Think Tanks (1971). For his book The Electronic Battlefield (1976), about the impact automatic weapons systems have had on modern warfare, he received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism to support his efforts to get certain Pentagon files declassified." From Wikipedia: "John Rothchild is a freelance writer specializing in financial matters. He has authored or co-authored over a dozen books on finance and investing, and is a former editor of Washington Monthly as well as a former columnist for Time and Fortune." Condition: Good.
Keywords: Electronic Warfare; Military Technology; Automated Battlefield; Robot; Earth Day; Igloo White; Environmental Protection; Edgewood Arsenal; Fort Detrick
[Book #67537]
Price: $17.50