Natural Enemy, Natural Ally - Toward An Environmental History of War (Paperback)

Contributors to this volume explore the dynamic between war and the physical environment from a variety of provocative viewpoints. The subjects of their essays range from conflicts in colonial India and South Africa to the U.S. Civil War and twentieth-century wars in Japan, Finland, and the Pacific Islands. Among the topics explored are:
- the ways in which landscape can influence military strategies
- why the decisive battle of the American Civil War was fought
- the impact of war and peace on timber resources
- the spread of pests and disease in wartime.

General

Imprint:	Oregon State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	November 2004
Authors:	Richard Tucker
Dimensions:	231 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	277
ISBN-13:	978-0-87071-047-6
Categories:	Books
LSN:	0-87071-047-8
Barcode:	9780870710476

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