War Stars
by Franklin, H. BruceEdition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Massachusetts Pr
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Summary
An updated analysis of the ongoing American quest for the ultimate weapon to end all wars.
Author Biography
H. Bruce Franklin is John Cotton Dana Professor of English and American Studies at Rutgers University.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments to the First Edition | p. ix |
| Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition | p. xi |
| Introduction: Imaging Our Weapons | p. 3 |
| Beyond Manifest Destiny | |
| Robert Fulton and the Weapons of Progress | p. 9 |
| Fantasies of War: 1880-1917 | p. 19 |
| Thomas Edison and the Industrialization of War | p. 54 |
| Victory through Air Power | |
| Peace Is Our Profession | p. 81 |
| Billy Mitchell and the Romance of the Bomber | p. 91 |
| The Triumph of the Bombers | p. 101 |
| The Final Catch | p. 112 |
| Chain Reactions | |
| Don't Worry, It's Only Science Fiction | p. 131 |
| Atomic Decision | p. 149 |
| The Rise of Nuclear Culture | p. 155 |
| The Baruch Plan: American Science Fiction | p. 162 |
| Nuclear Scenarios | p. 166 |
| Early Warnings | p. 170 |
| Triumphs of Nuclear Culture | p. 180 |
| End Games | |
| Exit Strategies | p. 191 |
| Star Wars | p. 200 |
| The Age of the Automatons | p. 206 |
| The End! | p. 213 |
| Pax Americana; Or, The Superweapon and the Twenty-first-Century American Imagination | |
| The Science-Fiction Project for the New American Century | p. 217 |
| Mushroom Cloud Over Cincinnati; Or, The Terrorized Empire | p. 221 |
| The New American Century; Or, The Age of Terror | p. 224 |
| The Unimaginable | p. 231 |
| Notes | p. 233 |
| Bibliography of Fiction Discussed | p. 253 |
| Index | p. 259 |
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