Battling the elements : weather and terrain in the conduct of war, Harold A. Winters ... [et al.]

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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

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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

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