Anthony Clayton

Warfare in Woods and Forests

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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 usually must be abandoned, and prisoners who cannot be guarded are killed. Heightened fear can lead to excesses. Too often, armies have been badly prepared and trained for such warfare and have suffered severely for it. In Warfare in Woods and Forests, noted military historian Anthony Clayton describes major events in woods and forest warfare from… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-253-00553-3
EAN: 9780253005533
Produktnummer: 20448452
Verlag: Indiana University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 168 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 5'369 KB
Abbildungen: 12 b&w illus., 13 maps

Über den Autor

Anthony Clayton is a retired official of the British Colonial Government of Kenya, former Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and former Associate Lecturer at the University of Surrey. He is author of 15 books including Paths of Glory: The French Army, 1914-1918; The British Officer: Leaders of the Army from 1660 to the Present; and Defeat: When Nations Lose a War.