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Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe: The Meuse Region, 1250-1850

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Sander Govaerts
2021
Published by: Arc Humanities Press
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Using 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.

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Table of Contents

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Cover

pp. i

Half Title Page, Title Page, Copyright

pp. ii-iv

Contents

pp. v

List of Illustrations

pp. vi-viii

Preface

pp. ix-x

Introduction

pp. 1-18

PART I. LANDSCAPES

Chapter 1. Frontiers

pp. 19-58

Chapter 2. Fortifications

pp. 59-102

PART II. BIOTIC COMMUNITIES

Chapter 3. Disturbances

pp. 103-144

Chapter 4. Policing

pp. 145-180

PART III. PATHOGENS

Chapter 5. Army Health

pp. 181-226

Conclusion

pp. 227-231

Appendix. Overview of plants found in the fortifications of Maastricht in 1868

pp. 232-237

Bibliography

pp. 238-294

Index

pp. 295-310
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