Extreme battlefields : when war meets the forces of nature /

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by Kyi, Tanya Lloyd,
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Authors: Shannon, Drew,--1988---illustrator. Physical details: 158 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. Subject(s): Military geography. | War --Environmental aspects. | Children's literature --2016. 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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West Kent Elementary School 355.02 Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This non-fiction book for 10-14 year olds explores the ways the environment--the weather, climate, or geography--influences the outcomes of wars. The historical examples examined are: Hannibal in the Alps, the US Navy during Typhoon Cobra (WWII), the Canadian Army in Passchendaele (WWI), the dispute between India and Pakistan over the Siachen Glacier, the Battle of Pichincha (a volcano), General Wei Qing vs the Xiongnu in the Gobi Desert, the US Army in Vietnam, Napoleon's defeat in Russia, and the Battle of Tora Bora."--Provided by publisher.