Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe The Meuse Region, 1250-1850 /

Show other versions (3)

Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe's Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a batt...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Govaerts, Sander (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leeds : Arc Humanities Press, 2021.
Edition:New edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Armed Forces > Environmental aspects.
Forces armées > Aspect de l'environnement.
HISTORY / Military / General
Armed Forces > Environmental aspects
Armed Forces
Europe > Armed Forces.
Europe > History, Military.
Meuse River Region > History, Military.
Europe > Forces armées.
Europe > Histoire militaire.
Europe > Meuse River Region
Europe
Military history
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part One LANDSCAPES
  • Chapter 1. Frontiers
  • Chapter 2. Fortifications
  • Part Two BIOTIC COMMUNITIES
  • Chapter 3. Disturbances
  • Chapter 4. Policing
  • Part Three PATHOGENS
  • Chapter 5. Army Health
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix. Overview of plants found in the fortifications of Maastricht in 1868
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Similar Items