Warfare in woods and forests / Anthony Clayton ; foreword by Charles Guthrie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clayton, Anthony, 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forest warfare--History.

Forest warfare.

Infantry drill and tactics--History.

Infantry drill and tactics.

Guerrilla warfare--History.

Guerrilla warfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 de

Contents:

C O N T E N T S; List of Terrain Maps; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Warfare before Firearms; 3. Early Modern Warfare, 1500-1713; 4. The Eighteenth Century: New Irregular Challenges; 5. Toward Later Modern Warfare, 1815-1914; 6. The First World War, 1914-17; 7. The First World War, 1918; 8. The Second World War, 1939-45; 9. Post-1945 and Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786613528223

9781280124365

1280124369

9780253005533

0253005531

OCLC:

769192105