Battlegrounds: Geography and the History of Warfare

Langue : anglais

Edité par National Geographic Society, 2003

0792233743 / 9780792233749

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In Battlegrounds, Michael Stephenson assembles an impressive roster of the worlds best military historians and writers, including Dr. David Chandler, Richard Holmes, John Warry, and Brendan Morrissey, to discuss the impact of geography on military strategy and history. This collection of essays, illustrated with vintage and modern maps, offers geographic adventure around the world, across centuries, and through every kind of terrain, shedding new light on famous battles and introducing less well-known but nevertheless significant moments in military history.Throughout military history, battles have often been determined by certain geographic imperatives characteristics of the terrain that significantly affect the nature of the fighting. Confrontations, therefore, have essentially been decided by an armys ability to adapt to geographical features, giving rivers, mountains, and beaches lead roles in the political shaping of the world.From Alexander the Greats attack across the Granicus in 334 B.C. to the U.S. siege of the mountains of Afghanistan in 2001, geography has been a permanent and crucial factor in battle. Battlegrounds provides an unprecedented and fascinating look at this most formidable of adversaries throughout the history of warfare.…

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Titre
Battlegrounds: Geography and the History of Warfare
Auteur
Stephenson, Michael (Editor), and Lytton, Lisa (Editor), and Chandler, David, Dr. (Foreword by)
Éditeur
National Geographic Society
Année de publication
2003
État de l'article
Very Good
Jaquette
Very Good
Reliure
Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0792233743
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780792233749
Poids de l'article
36 onces
Dimensions
7x1x9
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Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller

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