Information at sea : shipboard command and control in the U.S. Navy, from Mobile Bay to Okinawa /
Timothy S. Wolters.
- 1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations.
- Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology .
- Johns Hopkins studies in the history of technology (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references 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 (e-book)
United States. Navy --Communication systems--History.
Command and control systems--History.--United States Warships--History.--United States