War and Geography : The Spatiality of Organized Mass Violence / Frank Jacob, Oliver Kann, Sarah K. Danielsson, Jeffrey M Shaw, Nina Janz, Peter Bales, Elizabeth Bishop, Benedict von Bremen, Martin G. Clemis, James Horncastle, Linda Parker, Yair Paz, Swen Steinberg, Petra Svoljsak, Timothy J. Demy, Frank Jacob, Sarah K. Danielsson, Hiram Kümper, Frank Jacob, Sarah K. Danielsson, Jeffrey M Shaw, Sabine Müller

War is always related to many different aspects, e.g. religion, technology etc. However, one of the aspects of central importance for the history of warfare is geography. The present volume will analyze this interrelationship from several different perspectives.Geography is not only integral to the...

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Year of Publication:2017
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:War (Hi) Stories 1.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Papers from a conference held 2015 at CUNY Graduate Center in New York City.
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Other title:Preliminary Material /
Introduction /
Technological Spatialities: The Impact of Geography and Technology During the Imjin War (1592-1598) /
The Rise of Geography in German Schools during World War I /
From Ice Stations to Action Stations – The Importance of the Svalbard Archipelago in the Second World War /
Mapping a Term: Geography and its Role in the Success and Failures of the Yugoslav and Greek Resistance Movements /
The Geography of the Second Indochina War: Spatial Contestation, Irregular Conflict, and a War of Innumerable Fronts /
Landscapes of Destruction: Paul Nash’s Art and the Geography of the Western Front /
War, Memory, and Geography: The Geographical Perception of Slovenians in the First World War /
From Battlegrounds to Burial Grounds – The Cemetery Landscapes of the German Army during the Second World War /
Battlefield Topography: Geography and Warfare in Ambrose Bierce’s Civil War Texts /
The Lines of Conflict in Jerusalem – A Comparison between the 1937 Plan and the 1949 Reality /
Wooden Wars: American Foresters, Knowledge, and French Forestry (1917-1919) /
Geography and Strategic Priorities: U.S. Efforts to Rid the Western Hemisphere of the “Axis Menace” /
“Atoms for Peace” Hashemite Iraq and the Baghdad Pact during the Cold War /
Contributors /
Index /
Summary:War is always related to many different aspects, e.g. religion, technology etc. However, one of the aspects of central importance for the history of warfare is geography. The present volume will analyze this interrelationship from several different perspectives.Geography is not only integral to the planning of tactics and strategies, but plays an important role in the outcome of war and its longterm aftermath. Furthermore, the interplay between war and geography is not purely a modern phenomenon but can be traced back through the ages of history. Geography always had the potential of providing an advantage or disadvantage. The aim of the volume is to grant historical perspectives on that special interrelationship in different time periods and regional settings. The purpose is to provide a deeper insight and an interdisciplinary discussion, which will open new perspectives on military history in general and the history of warfare in particular.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:3657783776
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Frank Jacob, Oliver Kann, Sarah K. Danielsson, Jeffrey M Shaw, Nina Janz, Peter Bales, Elizabeth Bishop, Benedict von Bremen, Martin G. Clemis, James Horncastle, Linda Parker, Yair Paz, Swen Steinberg, Petra Svoljsak, Timothy J. Demy, Frank Jacob, Sarah K. Danielsson, Hiram Kümper, Frank Jacob, Sarah K. Danielsson, Jeffrey M Shaw, Sabine Müller