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Technology is often cited as a key aspectof the revolution in military affairs anda decisive factor in military operationstoday. A study of the transition by theRoyal Navy from coal to oil, stimulated by FirstLord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill and Ad-miral Sir John (Jacky) Fisher, reveals a more com-plex story. Although technological change was agreat success every navy soon switched to oil itdid not constitute a strategic advance for was an achievement that represented a graverisk to a nation which possessed large coal re-serves but no oil. This example suggests howtechnological innovations alone do not spark arevolution in military of a TechnologyWhen Churchill went to Whitehall in 1911,coal was still the primary source of power fornaval vessels.
NAVAL INNOVATION oil for coal is impossible, because oil does not exist in this world in sufficient quantities. It must be reckoned only as a most valuable adjunct.”3 ...
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