Wireless at War

Wireless at War presents a history of wireless technology and the advantages perceived for this technology's use in military armed conflicts. The book includes the example of Great Britain's military strategy as a major source of inspiration for Australia through World War II, as well as the Australian/U.S. alliance during warfare in Southeast Asia. Wireless at War is divided into the following sections: *** Part 1: 1895-1920 (Wireless Beginnings: A New Means of Communication
• War Wireless before 1914
• The First World War
• Technological Change: From Spark to Valve - Project 1: Wilson Transmitter Replica) *** Part 2: 1921-1950 (The Interwar Years
• Interwar Military Communications
• World War Two
• Radio Communications in the Australian War
• Clandestine Communications
• Technological Change: Valves, Miniaturization, and Circuitry - Project 2: Paraset Replicas) *** Part 3: 1951-1970 (After World War Two
• Computers, Sputnik, and ARPANET
• The Vietnam War
• The Solid-State Revolution
• Technological Change: From Valves to Transistors and Integrated Circuits - Project 3: Solid-State DSB Transceiver) *** Part 4: 1970-2012 (Towards a New Century: Changing Warfare
• Military Communications Requirements
• Technological Change: Digital Development, Encryption, Jamming, and SDR
• Battlefield Communications: 1976-2012
• Contemporary Military Communications
• Future Directions)