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Warfare in woods and forests /

Fighting in woods and forests is a very special form of war. Avoided by military commanders unless such terrain is to their advantage, for soldiers forest battles are a chaotic mix of dread, determination, and, all too often, death. Adversaries remain in constant fear of concealed ambush, casualties...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Clayton, Anthony, 1928-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • E N T S; List of Terrain Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Warfare before Firearms; 3. Early Modern Warfare, 1500-1713; 4. The Eighteenth Century: New Irregular Challenges; 5. Toward Later Modern Warfare, 1815-1914; 6. The First World War, 1914-17; 7. The First World War, 1918; 8. The Second World War, 1939-45; 9. Post-1945 and Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index