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"The Limits of Technology in Modern Warfare: Airmobility in the Ia Drang Campaign, 1965" has been accepted for a collection edited by Andrew Bacevich and Brian Sullivan titled The Limits of Technology in Warfare. This collection, currently in the editorial process, is sponsored by the School of Advanced International Studies of The Foreign Policy Institute of Johns Hopkins University. It is premised on the idea that the US embrace of military technology to offset losses of personnel -- the "Revolution in Military Affairs," or RMA -- should be counterbalanced by a close examination of instances in the 20th century where the high-tech power failed. Other contributors include Ronald Spector, Joe Guilmartin, Tim Travers, and Dennis Showalter. Technology and the Vietnam War, a monograph study of the interplay of technology and culture in the Vietnam war, and the role of technology in shaping and defining the conflict. This work is an outgrowth of the SAIS study mentioned above. It has been the subject of my postdoctoral research. The American Soldier in Vietnam -- my dissertation -- is something I want to return to when I finish with the technology study. Two academic presses contacted me about it when I graduated, but I believe it needs more work to maximize its potential. Meanwhile, I plan to submit a revised version of one of my chapters for journal publication soon. |