Technology and the Era of the Mass Army
研究了19世纪铁路技术如何使大规模军队成为可能，以及20世纪末远程精确打击技术如何降低其价值，基于1600-2000年十三个大国的数据检验了技术对军队规模的影响。
We investigate how technology has influenced the size of armies. During the nineteenth century, the development of the railroad made it possible to field and support mass armies, significantly increasing the observed size of military forces. During the late twentieth century, further advances in technology made it possible to deliver explosive force from a distance and with precision, making mass armies less desirable. We find support for our technological account using a new data set covering thirteen great powers between 1600 and 2000. We find little evidence that the French Revolution was a watershed in terms of levels of mobilization.