War and the environment : military destruction in the modern age / edited by Charles E. Closmann.
| Other author | Closmann, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1957- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | College Station : Texas A&M University Press, ©2009. |
| Description | vi, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series ; no. 125 Williams-Ford Texas A&M University military history series no. 125. ^A1016534 |
| Contents | Introduction: landscapes of peace, environments of war / Charles Edwin Closmann -- America's military footprint: environmental implications of the U.S. army since 1789 / J. R. McNeill and David S. Painter -- Wood for war: the legacy of human conflict on the Philippine forests, 1565-1945 / Greg Bankoff -- Devouring the land: Sherman's 1864-65 campaigns / Lisa M. Brady -- Environments of death: trench warfare on the western front 1914-18 / Dorothee Brantz -- Total war? administering Germany's environment in two world wars / Frank Uekötter -- World War II and the axis of disease: battling malaria in twentieth-century Italy / Marcus Hall -- Birds on the home front: wildlife conservation in the western United States during World War II / Robert Wilson -- Creating the natural fortress: landscape, resistance, and memory in the Vercors, France / Chris Pearson -- Wartime destruction and the postwar cityscape / Jeffry M. Diefendorf. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2008051134 |
| ISBN | 9781603441155 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603441158 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781603441698 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1603441697 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TD195.W29 W37 2009 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |