Anthony Clayton

Warfare in Woods and Forests

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Fighting in woods and forests is a very special form of war. Avoided bymilitary commanders unless such terrain is to their advantage, for soldiers forestbattles are a chaotic mix of dread, determination, and, all too often, death.Adversaries remain in constant fear of concealed ambush, casualties usually must beabandoned, and prisoners who cannot be guarded are killed. Heightened fear can leadto excesses. Too often, armies have been badly prepared and trained for such warfareand have suffered severely for it. In Warfare in Woods and Forests, noted militaryhistorian Anthony Clayton describes major events in woods and forest warfare fromthe fir… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-253-35688-8
EAN: 9780253356888
Produktnummer: 11350295
Verlag: Indiana University Press
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 168 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.0 cm 386 g
Abbildungen: 12 b&w illus., 13 maps
Gewicht: 386
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

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.