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Format: 1 online resource (358 pages) : , illustrations, maps.

Edition: First Harvard University Press paperback edition.

ISBN: 9780674033900 (e-book)

Series Statement: Harvard historical studies ; 162

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource(358p.) : , illustrations.

Edition: Electronic reproduction. : Harvard University Press, 2008. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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ISBN: 9780674033900

Series Statement: Harvard Historical Studies; 162

Content: In an illuminating study that blends diplomatic, military, technology, and business history, Jonathan Reed Winkler shows how U.S. officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. At the outbreak of war in 1914, British control of the cable network affected the Americans’ ability to communicate internationally, and the development of radio worried the Navy about hemispheric security. The benefits of a U.S. network became evident during the war, especially in the gathering of intelligence. This led to the creation of a peacetime intelligence operation, later termed the "Black Chamber," that was the forerunner of the National Security Agency. After the war, U.S. companies worked to expand network service around the world but faced industrial limitations. Focused on security concerns, the Wilson administration objected to any collaboration with British companies that might alleviate this problem. Indeed, they went so far as to create a radio monopoly and use warships to block the landing of a cable at Miami. These efforts set important precedents for later developments in telephony, shortwave radio, satellites—even the internet. In this absorbing history, Winkler sheds light on the early stages of the global infrastructure that helped launch the United States as the predominant power of the century.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Maps and Figures -- , Introduction -- , ONE The Information Network and the Outbreak of War -- , TWO Neutrality and Vulnerability -- , THREE Security and Radios -- , FOUR At War in Europe -- , FIVE In Pursuit of Cables to Asia and the Americas -- , SIX Radio, the Navy, and Latin America -- , SEVEN The Quest for Independence -- , EIGHT The Illusion of Success -- , Conclusion -- , Abbreviations -- , Primary Sources -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index. , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674033900

URL: https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674033900

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (358 pages)

ISBN: 9780674033900

Series Statement: Harvard Historical Studies; Ser v.162

Content: Intro -- Contents -- Maps and Figures -- Introduction -- One. The Information Network and the Outbreak of War -- Two. Neutrality and Vulnerability -- Three. Security and Radios -- Four. At War in Europe -- Five. In Pursuit of Cables to Asia and the Americas -- Six. Radio, the Navy, and Latin America -- Seven. The Quest for Independence -- Eight. The Illusion of Success -- Conclusion -- Abbreviations -- Primary Sources -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.

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Additional Edition: ISBN 9780674725775

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780674725775

Language: English

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Format: 1 online resource (347 p. ) , ill., maps ;

ISBN: 0-674-03390-6

Series Statement: Harvard Historical Studies ; 162

Content: In an illuminating study that blends diplomatic, military, technology, and business history, Jonathan Reed Winkler shows how U.S. officials during World War I discovered the enormous value of global communications. At the outbreak of war in 1914, British control of the cable network affected the Americans' ability to communicate internationally, and the development of radio worried the Navy about hemispheric security. The benefits of a U.S. network became evident during the war, especially in the gathering of intelligence. This led to the creation of a peacetime intelligence operation, later termed the "Black Chamber," that was the forerunner of the National Security Agency. After the war, U.S. companies worked to expand network service around the world but faced industrial limitations. Focused on security concerns, the Wilson administration objected to any collaboration with British companies that might alleviate this problem. Indeed, they went so far as to create a radio monopoly and use warships to block the landing of a cable at Miami. These efforts set important precedents for later developments in telephony, shortwave radio, satellites-even the internet. In this absorbing history, Winkler sheds light on the early stages of the global infrastructure that helped launch the United States as the predominant power of the century.

Note: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph , Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Maps and Figures -- , Introduction -- , ONE The Information Network and the Outbreak of War -- , TWO Neutrality and Vulnerability -- , THREE Security and Radios -- , FOUR At War in Europe -- , FIVE In Pursuit of Cables to Asia and the Americas -- , SIX Radio, the Navy, and Latin America -- , SEVEN The Quest for Independence -- , EIGHT The Illusion of Success -- , Conclusion -- , Abbreviations -- , Primary Sources -- , Notes -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-674-02839-2

Language: English

DOI: 10.4159/harvard.9780674033900