Military Communications: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century
byChristopher H. Sterlingeditor
Christopher H. Sterling, PhD, is professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University, Washington, DC, and the editor of Communication Booknotes Quarterly. He has edited or authored 20 books on media and telecommunications policy and history.
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An alphabetically organized encyclopedia that provides both a history of military communications and an assessment of current methods and applications.
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"A useful book for collections with a military emphasis, this specialized reference work will also find a home in special libraries, research centers, and media outlets." - ARBA"Recommended for academic and large public libraries." - Booklist"Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers; general readers." - Choice"it is recommended for medium to large public libraries and individuals with large military history collections." - Library Journal"The book belongs in the collections of large libraries and of any that specialize in military affairs." - Reference & User Services Quarterly
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Military Communications: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century
Contributors: Sterling, Christopher;Abstract:An alphabetically organized encyclopedia that provides both a history of military communications and an assessment of current methods and applications.
Editor(s): Sterling, Christopher;SortTitle: military communications: from ancient times to the 21st centuryAuthor Info:Christopher H. SterlingeditorChristopher H. Sterling, PhD, is professor of media and public affairs at The George Washington University, Washington, DC, and the editor of Communication Booknotes Quarterly. He has edited or authored 20 books on media and telecommunications policy and history.
eISBN-13: 9781851097371Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781851097371.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781851097326Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 608Publication Date: 20071016Subtitle: From Ancient Times to the 21st CenturyTable of Contents pages: 1 2 3
- Cover Cover11
- Contents v6
- Contributors xi12
- Preface xv16
- Acknowledgments xix20
- Introduction xxiii24
- A 143
- Air Force Communications Agency (AFCA, 1991–2006) 143
- Air Force Communications Service (AFCS), Air Force Communications Command (AFCC) (1961–1991) 345
- Air Force Research Laboratory, (Rome, New York) 648
- Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) 749
- Airmobile Communications 850
- Airplanes 1052
- Airships and Balloons 1355
- Alaska Communications System 1557
- Aldis Lamp 1759
- Alexander, Edward Porter (1835–1910) 1860
- American Civil War (1861–1865) 1961
- American Telephone & Telegraph Co. (AT&T) 2163
- American Wars to 1860 2365
- Ancient Signals 2466
- Appalachian, USS 2668
- Ardois Light 2769
- Arlington Hall 2870
- Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) 3072
- Armstrong, Edwin Howard (1890–1954) 3173
- Army Airways Communications System, Airways and Air Communications Service (AACS, 1938–1961) 3274
- Army Battle Command System (ABCS) 3476
- Army Signal Corps 3577
- Artillery/Gunfire 4082
- Association of Old Crows (AOC) 4183
- Atlantic, Battle of the (1939–1945) 4284
- Atlantic Wall 4486
- Australia: Royal Australian Corps of Signals 4587
- Automatic Digital Network (AUTODIN) 4789
- Automatic Secure Voice Communications (AUTOSEVOCOM) 4890
- B 5193
- Bain, Alexander (1811–1877) 5193
- Baltic Nations 5294
- Banker, Grace (1892–1960) 5496
- Beardslee Telegraph 5597
- Bell, Alexander Graham (1847–1922) 5799
- Bell Telephone Laboratories (BTL) 58100
- Berlin Airlift (1948–1949) 60102
- Blair, William Richards (1874–1962) 61103
- Blandford Camp 62104
- Bletchley Park 63105
- Boer War Wireless (1899–1902) 65107
- Britain, Battle of (1940) 66108
- Bull Run, Battle of (1861) 68110
- Bush, Vannevar (1890–1974) 69111
- C 71113
- Camp Crowder, Missouri 71113
- Canada 72114
- Canada: Communications Security Establishment (CSE) 75117
- Chappe, Claude (1763–1805) 76118
- Cher Ami and the “Lost Battalion,” 77119
- Chicksands 78120
- China, People’s Republic of 79121
- Coast Defense 82124
- Code, Codebook 84126
- Code Breaking 86128
- Code Talkers 87129
- Color 89131
- Combat Information Center (CIC) 90132
- Combat Information Transport System (CITS) 91133
- Commonwealth Communications Army Network (COMCAN) 92134
- Communication Satellites 92134
- Communications Security (COMSEC) 96138
- Computer 98140
- Computer Security (COMPUSEC) 101143
- Confederate Army Signal Corps 102144
- Coston Signals 103145
- Couriers 105147
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) 106148
- D 109151
- DARPANET 109151
- de Forest, Lee (1873–1961) 110152
- Deception 111153
- Defence Communications Service Agency (DCSA) 113155
- Defence Fixed Telecommunications System (DFTS) 114156
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) 115157
- Defense Communications Agency (DCA, 1960–1991) 117159
- Defense Communications Board/Board of War Communications (1940–1947) 117159
- Defense Communications System (DCS) 118160
- Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) 119161
- Defense Message System (DMS) 120162
- Defense Switched Network (DSN) 121163
- Defiance, HMS 122164
- Diego Garcia 123165
- Dogs 124166
- Driscoll, Agnes Meyer (1889–1971) 126168
- E 129171
- Eastern Europe 129171
- Edelcrantz, Abraham (1754–1821) 130172
- Edison, Thomas A. (1847–1931) 131173
- Egypt 132174
- Electric Cipher Machine (ECM Mark II, “SIGABA”) 134176
- Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) 136178
- Electronic Countermeasures/Electronic Warfare (ECM/EW) 137179
- E-Mail Systems 139181
- Enigma 140182
- European Late Nineteenth-Century Wars 142184
- F 145187
- Facsimile/Fax 145187
- Falklands Conflict (1982) 146188
- Fateful Day—25 June 1876 147189
- Ferrié, Gustave-Auguste (1868–1932) 148190
- Fessenden, Reginald A. (1866–1932) 149191
- Fiber Optics 151193
- Field, Cyrus W. (1819–1892) 152194
- Field Wire and Cable 153195
- Fire/Flame/Torch 154196
- Fiske, Bradley A. (1854–1942) 155197
- Flaghoist 156198
- Flags 158200
- Flagship 161203
- Fleming, John Ambrose (1849–1945) 161203
- Fort Gordon, Georgia 163205
- Fort Huachuca, Arizona 164206
- Fort Meade, Maryland 165207
- Fort Monmouth, New Jersey 166208
- Fort Myer, Virginia 167209
- France: Air Force (Armée de l’Air) 168210
- France: Army 169211
- France: Navy (Marine Nationale) 172214
- Friedman, William F. (1891–1969) 174216
- Fullerphone 176218
- Future Combat Systems (FCS) 177219
- G 179221
- German “Fish” Codes 179221
- Germany: Air Force 181223
- Germany: Army 182224
- Germany: Military Communications School 186228
- Germany: Naval Intelligence (B-Dienst) 187229
- Germany: Navy 189231
- Global Command and Control System (GCCS) 190232
- Global Information Grid (GIG) 192234
- Global Positioning System (GPS) 193235
- Golden Arrow Sections 195237
- Government Code & Cipher School (GC&CS, 1919–1946) 196238
- Great Wall of China 197239
- Greece 198240
- Greely, Adolphus W. (1844–1935) 199241
- Ground Radio 200242
- Gulf War (1990–1991) 201243
- H 207249
- Hadrian’s Wall 207249
- Heliograph and Mirrors 208250
- Hello Girls 211253
- Heraldry/Insignia 213255
- High-Frequency Direction Finding (HF DF) 215257
- High-Speed Morse 217259
- Hooper, Stanford C. (1884–1955) 218260
- Horses and Mules 219261
- Hotline/Direct Communications Link (DCL) 221263
- Howe, Admiral Lord Richard (1726–1799) 222264
- Human Signaling 223265
- I 225267
- Identification, Friend or Foe (IFF) 225267
- India 226268
- Information Revolution in Military Affairs (IRMA) 228270
- Infrared Signal Systems 229271
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 230272
- Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) 232274
- Intelligence Ships 233275
- International Code of Signals (ICS) 234276
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 236278
- Internet 237279
- Iraq War (2003–Present) 240282
- Israel 244286
- J 247289
- Jackson, Henry B. (1855–1929) 247289
- Jamming 248290
- Japan: Air Force 250292
- Japan: Army 251293
- Japan: Navy (Nippon Teikoku Kaigun) 254296
- Joint Assault Signal Company (JASCO) 255297
- Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) 256298
- Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) 258300
- Joint Task Force–Global Network Operations (JTF-GNO) 259301
- “Jungle Telegraph” 260302
- Jutland, Battle of (1916) 261303
- K 263305
- L 267309
- M 275317