How Has World War II Affected The Growth Of Information Technology And Information Gathering Techniques?

On June 6th 1944, the U.S. and allied forces executed an amphibious assault named Operation Neptune, commonly known as D-Day, along the north-western coastline region of France. The operation covered in this paper will discuss a key battle during the Invasion of Normandy. The Invasion of Normandy was a successful operation focused towards German-occupied Western Europe during World War II. This paper will also cover a brief history and key points of The Battle of Omaha Beach. Critical reasoning and battle analysis will be expressed through what intelligence assets were applied, utilized and available during the time era. The analysis outcome will lead to an expressed alternative ending on The Battle of Omaha Beach. A detailed explanation of how intelligence assets could have been used to change the course of the battle will defend the explained alternative ending discussed. The main points of discussion will include Adolf Hitler’s decision to move most of his tank divisions and infantry units 150 miles north to Calais, the significance of the highly effective group known as the French Resistance and a famous illusionist Jasper Maskelyne.

Antiaircraft in the early twentieth century comes out of a rich pedigree of coastal defense and to a lesser degree field artillery. To trace air defense artillery’s

The technology of World War II, which lasted from 1939 to 1945, was a big part of the determination of the outcome of the war. Much of the technology was developed during the interwar years. Some of it was developed because of failure and hindrance in war progression, obviously because of inefficient technology. Still some was in the beginning stages of development as the war ended. Though earlier war greatly utilized science, mathematics, and innovation, World War II had the largest impact on the innovation in technology of the current lives of Americans. Furthermore, no war, preceeding or succeeding, was as profoundly affected by science, mathematics, and technology as World War II. Science and technology have always made

What technology was developed during World War II, and how has the technology developed during World War II impacted the world today?

During World War II there were many battles that took place. One particular known battle was the “Battle of the Bulge” also known as the battle of Ardennes, from December 16th, 1944 to January 16th, 1945. It was the Last major German offense on the Western Front during WWII, and it was a futile attempt to push the Allies back from German home territory. This name was given by Winston Churchill, a description of the resistance he mistakenly supposed was being offered to the Germans’ breakthrough in that are before the Anglo-French collapse. The word Bulge denotes to the wedge that the Germans drove into Allied lines. This informative research of the Battle of the Bulge, focuses on the Field Artillery branch, its immense efforts in the battle, as well how as some advances in the branch; i.e. proximity fuse. This battle is also a great example to why field artillery is the “king of battle”.

had the skies highly protected. Radars were in place to detect early warning signals, there were

By the time the military had its own aircraft in the sky, the intruders were already gone. This told the commanders that they were under strong surveillance by a presence that could only be hostile.

The Bradley’s took position on the woods, about a quarter mile from their objective. They waited for the tanks to get into their over-watch position, which took another ten minutes. Each vehicle was fitted with radios that allowed for them to communicate up to two miles. Once the tanks were in position they gave the ‘go’ to the Bradley’s. The Bradley’s made their final checks, and then moved out, because their target was Fifth Brigade’s Command Post and its accompanying vehicles. Once near the CP the Bradley’s stopped. They had a new type of low powered beacon on top of their respective vehicles, which would identify the vehicle as friend or foe. Word went out over the radio net to engage, engage, fire at will!

The exploitation of Axis’ weaknesses were possible with the help of ULTRA intercepts. ULTRA evened the playing field between the smaller British air force and the Luftwaffe, almost double the size of the British force during World War II. Air Marshal Arthur Tedder concluded that “air superiority is a condition for all operations, at sea, in land, and in the air” and ULTRA certainly aided in the British’s fight for that

There were many uses of technology specialized for spies during WWll. Great tactics and innovation were developed to create such equipment that would later on benefit them. These pieces of equipment ranged from rodent bombs—bombs embedded in rat carcasses which would be placed near boiler rooms in the opponent's camp; to carrying counterfeit documents such as passports; a stealthy and cunning weapon like the sleeve gun; and a knife concealed in a fountain pen. Other devices included the Fog Signal, the Compass fly button, lethal pills used for suicide in case caught. Devices of communication were carrier pigeons, the Wireless Telegraphy, and the German device Enigma. Technology specialized for spies during WWll were disguised to appear ordinary

Historian Daniel Kevles called World War II the “Physicist’s War.” World War II represented the greatest expenditure on a physics program in history. It developed two main technologies: radar and the atomic

Then in the 1900s the radio was invented. These earlier model was not suitable for the military’s needs. It lacked secrecy allowing enemies to listen in on sent messages.

The Colossus Mk 1 or the first analogue computer, a response to the German enigma code, was first shown working in December of 1943 and later the Colossus Mk 2,

Reconnaissance missions, studying and observing weather patterns and the ways the Allies kept the invasion a secret were also military strategies the Allies used to turn the tides of war. With reconnaissance planes, the Allies were able to scout the enemy’s defensive positions. With the study of weather patterns in Normandy, the Allies were able to decide which day would have the least amount of wind, waves and clouds so transport ships would not sink and bombers would have a clearer view of their targets. How the Allies kept their plan a secret was also a strategy to not let the Germans know their true agenda. The research question, what were the Allies military strategies used in preparation of the Normandy landings? The analyses of the different strategies being used in preparation and during D-Day will be shown in this essay.

One of the most important technological achievements of World War Two was the invention of radar. For the first time in history, commanders could see hundreds of miles past their own vision and develop strategies to counter enemy movements. Radar had enormous effects on the outcome of World War Two and was a determining factor in how naval and aerial strategy developed into what it is today. Applicable in both offensive and defensive strategies, radar can be used as an early warning device or as a helping mechanism for aerial bombers and naval ships to find their targets more effectively. Defensively, radar played a large role against aerial and naval attacks throughout the war.