Nexus : Strategic Communications and American Security in World War I / Jonathan Reed Winkler.
2009
D619 .W697 2013eb
Linked e-resources
Linked Resource
Online Access
Details
Title
Nexus : Strategic Communications and American Security in World War I / Jonathan Reed Winkler.
ISBN
9780674033900
Published
Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2009]
Copyright
©2008
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource (357 p.) : 6 maps, 3 charts
Other Standard Identifiers
10.4159/harvard.9780674033900 doi
Call Number
D619 .W697 2013eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
358
Summary
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.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 01. Dez 2022)
Series
Harvard Historical Studies ; 162
In
HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)
Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
Available in Other Form
print 9780674028395
Linked Resources
Online Access
Record Appears in
Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
All Resources
Table of Contents
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
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