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Hardcover. Etat : Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Pages are clean and unmarked. Cover corners and edges are unmarred. The binding is tight. Binding is stretched from the map inside the covers.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 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.

Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. 288pp.

Fine Binding. Etat : Mint. First Edition. BATTLEGROUNDS Geography and the History of Warfare. Michael Stephenson (Editor) National Geographic Society, Washington. 2003 First Edition ISBN 0792233743 288pp Illustrated Deluxe Binding. This mint unread copy is bound in burgundy faux hide covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine and the upper board, tight, white, bright and square.There are silk head and tail bands and a silk marker, there are gilt page edges all round. A dust wrapper is not called for. An analysis of the way in which terrain affects how battles are fought and ultimately how it impacts history provides essays on historical conflicts complemented by vintage and modern maps. In Battlegrounds, Michael Stephenson assembles an impressive roster of the world's 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-knownbut nevertheless significantmoments 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 army¼s ability to adapt to geographical features, giving rivers, mountains, and beaches lead roles in the political shaping of the world. From Alexander the Great's 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. Ref KKK 6 Size: 288pp.

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