The history of landmines
By: Mike Croll.
Publisher: Leo Cooper
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Barnsley [U.K.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Land mines -- History; Mines (Military explosives) -- History
Description: "While public interest in landmines is recent, their use and that of their non-explosive predecessors has a history which spans 2,500 years. Mike Croll explains the development, employment and reactions to these weapons from the concealed spikes of antiquity to the electronically-fused systems of today." "The History of Landmines takes the reader from ancient Rome to the colonial wars and from the American Civil War to the Gulf War explaining why increasing numbers of these devices have been used and how they have become more sophisticated. The genesis of the present humanitarian crisis is fully described along with the problems of clearing landmines today."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-160) and index.