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Fields of Battle
. Ed(S): Doyle, Peter; Bennett, Matthew R.
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Description for Fields of Battle
Hardback. Attempts a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding how terrain has affected the outcome of warfare in history. This book examines the American Civil War, the Anglo-Zulu War, the Boer War, the Great War of 1914-1918, the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War. Editor(s): Doyle, Peter; Bennett, Matthew R. Series: Geojournal Library. Num Pages: 390 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; RG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1640.
Terrain has a profound effect upon the strategy and tactics of any military engagement and has consequently played an important role in determining history. In addition, the landscapes of battle, and the geology which underlies them, has helped shape the cultural iconography of battle certainly within the 20th century. In the last few years this has become a fertile topic of scientific and historical exploration and has given rise to a number of conferences and books. The current volume stems from the international Terrain in Military History conference held in association with the Imperial War Museum, London and the Royal ... Read more
Terrain has a profound effect upon the strategy and tactics of any military engagement and has consequently played an important role in determining history. In addition, the landscapes of battle, and the geology which underlies them, has helped shape the cultural iconography of battle certainly within the 20th century. In the last few years this has become a fertile topic of scientific and historical exploration and has given rise to a number of conferences and books. The current volume stems from the international Terrain in Military History conference held in association with the Imperial War Museum, London and the Royal ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
390
Condition
New
Series
Geojournal Library
Number of Pages
390
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402004339
SKU
V9781402004339
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Ref
99-15
Reviews for Fields of Battle
"Fields of Battles is scholarly, enjoyable to read and certainly relevant for a wide range of academics and professionals. The book will be of interest to many geographers." (The Professional Geographer June (2003)