The devil's gardens : a history of landmines / Lydia Monin & Andrew Gallimore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monin, Lydia.

Contributor:

Gallimore, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Land mines--History.

Land mines.

Land mine victims.

History.

Physical Description:

xviii, 234 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pimlico, 2002.

Summary:

During the twentieth century a landmine plague raged across the globe. It began on the battlefields of two world wars, it gathered momentum in Korea and Vietnam and then spread like wildfire throughout the developing world. The Devil's Gardens traces the history of a global humanitarian crisis. The Devil's Gardens is the definitive story of the landmine. It is the story of the development and proliferation of a weapon of terror. It is also the story of suffering and devastation, and a worldwide crusade to put an end to the curse of landmines for ever. The issues surrounding landmines and their continued use are controversial. Drawing on a wide range of distinguished interviewees and the authors' first-hand experiences in severely mine-affected countries, The Devil's Gardens looks at all sides of the landmine story.

Contents:

1 'No Exceptions, No Reservations, No Loopholes' 1

Vignette 1 Types of Anti-Personnel Mines 37

2 The Demon from the Trenches 39

Vignette 2 Stepping on a Landmine 65

3 A New Front Line 67

Vignette 3 Physical Rehabilitation 89

4 The Age of the Guerrilla 91

Vignette 4 The Psychological and Social Impact 107

5 Africa's Longest Plague 110

Vignette 5 Demining 131

6 A Return to Europe 134

Vignette 6 Anti-Personnel Mines

Production and Trade 157

7 End of Empire 158

Vignette 7 Who's Who 175

8 Desert Storms 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.

ISBN:

0712668594

OCLC:

48415824