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 strategieswhy the decisive battle of the American Civil War was foughtthe impact of war and peace on timber resourcesthe spread of pests and disease in wartime.
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.
"Given the continuing prominence of war and armed conflict in the daily headlines, this is a timely and valuable addition to our thinking about why wars happen, what intended or unintended effects they may have, and how--like everything else--they touch on humankind's relationship with the earth."
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