03723oam 22006374a 450 991050720070332120240220143137.01-64189-399-010.1515/9781641893992(CKB)5600000000000075(OCoLC)1250598821(MdBmJHUP)muse93844(DE-B1597)576402(DE-B1597)9781641893992(OCoLC)1258400203(EXLCZ)99560000000000007520210209d2021 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierArmies and Ecosystems in Premodern EuropeThe Meuse Region, 1250-1850 /Sander GovaertsNew edition.Leeds :Arc Humanities Press,2021.©2021.1 online resource (1 volume) illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ;War and conflict in premodern societies1-64189-398-2 Frontmatter --CONTENTS --List of Illustrations --Preface --Introduction --Part One LANDSCAPES --Chapter 1. Frontiers --Chapter 2. Fortifications --Part Two BIOTIC COMMUNITIES --Chapter 3. Disturbances --Chapter 4. Policing --Part Three PATHOGENS --Chapter 5. Army Health --Conclusion --Appendix. Overview of plants found in the fortifications of Maastricht in 1868 --Bibliography --IndexUsing the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe's Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a battleground between France and Germany. By analyzing soldiers' long-term interactions with nature, this book engages with current debates about the ecological impact of the military, and provides new impetus for contemporary armed forces to make greater effort to reduce their environmental footprint. "This is an impressive interdisciplinary study, contributing to environmental history, the history of war and historical geography. The book advances an original and intriguing argument that armed forces have had a vested interest in preserving the environments and habitats in which they operate, and have thus contributed to environmental conservation long before this became a popular cause of wider humanity. The work will provide a template for how this topic can be researched for other parts of the world or for other time periods." Peter H. Wilson, Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of OxfordArmed ForcesEnvironmental aspectsfast(OCoLC)fst00814597Armed Forcesfast(OCoLC)fst00814586Armed ForcesEnvironmental aspectsEuropeMeuse River RegionfastEuropefastEuropeArmed ForcesEuropeHistory, MilitaryMeuse River RegionHistory, MilitaryMilitary history.Ecological history.Military history.Natural barriers in history.premodern environmentalism.war and the environment.wildlife protection, mosasaur.Armed ForcesEnvironmental aspects.Armed Forces.Armed ForcesEnvironmental aspects.Govaerts Sander1025571MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910507200703321Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe2438835UNINA