A global history of the geography of war from antiquity to today featuring accounts of inter-state war, geopolitical rivalry, hot & cold war and terrorism.
Geography is a basic element in all stages of war including preparation, planning, onset of conflict, waging wars, assessment of results, post-conflict negotiations, analysis and preparation for future conflict. Geography is the vital element in strategy and tactics, and in the spatial context, on land, water and space. It is central to all historical activities from human and animal transport to wind power, coal, seam, oil, jet propulsion, atomic weaponry and the threat of cyber conflict. This is essentially a "modern geography," and not only physical, but political, social, economic, cultural and "human," with emphasis on personal experience. And technical mapping is included—the author's particular expertise—and is accessible to specialists and general readers. This is a global history of the geographies of war in the context of great power geopolitics to local conflicts.