Wolters, Timothy S., 1968-

Information at sea : shipboard command and control in the U.S. Navy, from Mobile Bay to Okinawa / Timothy S. Wolters. - Baltimore, Maryland : The Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource. - Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Flags, flares, and lights: a world before wireless -- Sparks and arcs: the Navy adopts radio -- War and peace: coordinating naval forces -- A most complex problem: demanding information -- Creating the brain of a warship: radar and the CIC -- Conclusion.



9781421410845


United States. Navy --Communication systems--History.


Command and control systems--History.--United States
Warships--History.--United States


Electronic Books.

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