RFI: 1. Any suggestions for good work that focus on *failed* military innovations? 2. Have I missed any scholars who broaden the standard definition of innovation to include changes that *decrease* military effectiveness? Any and all recommendations appreciated.
For an ancient example, consider W. Murray, The Age of Titans (2012), which focused on the very large polyremes of the Hellenistic world, which ended up being a developmental dead-end.
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I don't think Murray necessarily calls them a dead end, so much as they were overtaken by events; the powers that used them fell for other reasons, and when this process was complete, there was no longer any use for naval siege platforms on a 'Roman lake'
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I'm not saying Murray does, I'm saying I do; Murray's book is the latest and greatest on them. But for my own part, I think there were probably fairly good reasons why the two most capable navies in the Mediterranean opted not to use more than handful of ships bigger than a six.
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For another, how about Mithridates' scythed chariots? Splashy, but ultimately not successful.
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