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Battling the elements : weather and terrain in the conduct of war, Harold A. Winters ... [et al.]
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- Summary
- Throughout history, from Hannibal's crossing of the Alps to Rommel's desert warfare, military operations have succeeded or failed on the ability of commanders to incorporate environmental conditions into their tactics. In Battling the Elements, geographer Harold A. Winters and former U.S. Army officers Gerald E. Galloway Jr., William J. Reynolds, and David W. Rhyne examine the connections between major battles in world history and their geographic components, revealing what role factors such as weather, climate, terrain, soil, and vegetation have played in combat
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 317 p
- Note
- "Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--P. facing t.p
- Contents
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- War and geography : introduction
- Storms, fair weather, and chance : Kamikazes, Dunkirk, and Normandy
- Too much and too wet : the Civil War mud march and Flanders' Fields
- Clouds and fog : the Bulge and Khe Sanh
- Invading another climate as seasons change : Napoleon and Hitler in Russia
- Forests and jungles : the Wilderness and the Ia Drang Valley
- Terrains and corridors : the American Civil War's eastern theater and World War I Verdun
- Troubled waters : River crossings at Arnhem and Remagen
- Glaciers shape the land : Alpine fighting and the road to Moscow
- Peninsulas and sea coasts : Anzio and Inchon
- Island battles : Tarawa and Iwo Jima
- Hot, wet, and sick : New Guinea and Dien Bien Phu
- Heat, rock, and sand : the Western Desert and the Sinai
- Conclusion
- Isbn
- 9780801866487
- Label
- Battling the elements : weather and terrain in the conduct of war
- Title
- Battling the elements
- Title remainder
- weather and terrain in the conduct of war
- Statement of responsibility
- Harold A. Winters ... [et al.]
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Throughout history, from Hannibal's crossing of the Alps to Rommel's desert warfare, military operations have succeeded or failed on the ability of commanders to incorporate environmental conditions into their tactics. In Battling the Elements, geographer Harold A. Winters and former U.S. Army officers Gerald E. Galloway Jr., William J. Reynolds, and David W. Rhyne examine the connections between major battles in world history and their geographic components, revealing what role factors such as weather, climate, terrain, soil, and vegetation have played in combat
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 355.47
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- UA990
- LC item number
- .B35 1998
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Winters, Harold A
- Center for American Places
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Military geography
- Military geography
- Label
- Battling the elements : weather and terrain in the conduct of war, Harold A. Winters ... [et al.]
- Note
- "Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--P. facing t.p
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-306) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- War and geography : introduction -- Storms, fair weather, and chance : Kamikazes, Dunkirk, and Normandy -- Too much and too wet : the Civil War mud march and Flanders' Fields -- Clouds and fog : the Bulge and Khe Sanh -- Invading another climate as seasons change : Napoleon and Hitler in Russia -- Forests and jungles : the Wilderness and the Ia Drang Valley -- Terrains and corridors : the American Civil War's eastern theater and World War I Verdun -- Troubled waters : River crossings at Arnhem and Remagen -- Glaciers shape the land : Alpine fighting and the road to Moscow -- Peninsulas and sea coasts : Anzio and Inchon -- Island battles : Tarawa and Iwo Jima -- Hot, wet, and sick : New Guinea and Dien Bien Phu -- Heat, rock, and sand : the Western Desert and the Sinai -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 08b126718362
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 317 p
- Isbn
- 9780801866487
- Lccn
- 98005983
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
- Label
- Battling the elements : weather and terrain in the conduct of war, Harold A. Winters ... [et al.]
- Note
- "Published in cooperation with the Center for American Places, Harrisonburg, Virginia"--P. facing t.p
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [295]-306) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- War and geography : introduction -- Storms, fair weather, and chance : Kamikazes, Dunkirk, and Normandy -- Too much and too wet : the Civil War mud march and Flanders' Fields -- Clouds and fog : the Bulge and Khe Sanh -- Invading another climate as seasons change : Napoleon and Hitler in Russia -- Forests and jungles : the Wilderness and the Ia Drang Valley -- Terrains and corridors : the American Civil War's eastern theater and World War I Verdun -- Troubled waters : River crossings at Arnhem and Remagen -- Glaciers shape the land : Alpine fighting and the road to Moscow -- Peninsulas and sea coasts : Anzio and Inchon -- Island battles : Tarawa and Iwo Jima -- Hot, wet, and sick : New Guinea and Dien Bien Phu -- Heat, rock, and sand : the Western Desert and the Sinai -- Conclusion
- Control code
- 08b126718362
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- ix, 317 p
- Isbn
- 9780801866487
- Lccn
- 98005983
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- ill., maps
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