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Nexus

Strategic Communications and American Security in World War I

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ISBN 9780674725775

Publication Date: 09/02/2013

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358 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

6 maps, 3 charts

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  • Maps and Figures
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Information Network and the Outbreak of War
  • 2. Neutrality and Vulnerability
  • 3. Security and Radios
  • 4. At War in Europe
  • 5. In Pursuit of Cables to Asia and the Americas
  • 6. Radio, the Navy and Latin America
  • 7. The Quest for Independence
  • 8. The Illusion of Success
  • Conclusion
  • Abbreviations
  • Primary Sources
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Index

Awards & Accolades

  • 2010 Paul Birdsall Prize, American Historical Association
  • 2009 Distinguished Publication Award, Ohio Academy of History
  • 2008 Theodore & Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize, FDR Presidential Library, Roosevelt Institute, Theodore Roosevelt Association, and the New York Council, Navy League of the U.S.

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