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The Development of Mine Warfare A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct
Norman Youngblood
Book Code: C8419
ISBN: 0-275-98419-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-98419-9
280 pages, figures; maps; photos; other
Praeger Security International General Interest-Cloth
Publication: 6/30/2006
List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects: Reviews:
  • Treating the sea mine and the land mine as siblings, Youngblood tells the history of mine warfare from the origins of the mine through the development of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines and the signing of the 1997 Ottawa Convention limiting the manufacture and use of antipersonnel mines. He discusses technical, tactical, and strategic developments in mine warfare along with the experiences of those who developed mines and those who had to deal with them on the battlefield.
    —SciTech Book News     September 2006
  • Endorsement From J. E. Kaufmann
    author of Fortress France:     The Development of Mine Warfare fills a significant gap in the history and development of both land and sea mines. The mine is one of the most feared and destructive weapons of war, and in the twentieth century it changed the face of war on land and sea. The author traces their origins back to antiquity, but the main emphasis is on developments from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries including the U.S. Civil War, the Russo-Japanese War, and both World Wars. This book is a must for anyone interested in land or naval warfare.
Description: In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) coordinated the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. As of mid-2005, 145 states had signed the agreement. The ICBL's efforts were in large part a response to the careless use of landmines in the previous fifty years. The history of mine use in warfare, however, goes back much further than the World Wars of the 20th century and includes both land and sea use. This first comprehensive study traces the technical, tactical, and ethical developments of mine warfare, from ancient times to the present. Beginning with mine warfare's roots in ancient Assyria and China, Youngblood takes the reader through the centuries of debate about how these hidden weapons should be used. A look at 19th-century developments explores the intertwined development of land and sea mines and the inventors behind them, including Robert Fulton, Samuel Colt, and Immanuel Nobel, father of Alfred Nobel. Subsequent chapters examine the use of mines in the American Civil War, the Russo-Japanese War, both World Wars, and the battlefields of the Cold War, and chart key battles and technical innovations, such as the development of air-delivered munitions. Finally, the author addresses the ethical concerns raised by the careless mining, namely the impact on civilians and the difficulties of de-mining, and the treaties that regulate landmine use.
LC Card Number: 2006009800
LCC Class: UG490
Dewey Class: 355
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