America’S Buried History - Landmines in the Civil War

Despite the thousands of books published on the American Civil War, one aspect that has never received the in-depth attention it deserves is the use of landmines and their effect on the war and beyond.

About the author

Kenneth R. Rutherford is known for his decades of work in the landmine discipline. He is cofounder of the Landmine Survivors Network and a prominent leader in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which won the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize. A professor of political science at James Madison University, he directed the university's Center for International Stabilization and Recovery for ten years, which for more than 21 years has been recognized as a global leader in international efforts to combat the effects of landmines and explosive remnants of war. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from Georgetown University, and B.A. and MBA degrees from the University of Colorado, where he lettered in football as a walk-on noseguard and inducted into its Hall for Distinguished alumni.

Summary

America’s Buried History traces the development of landmines from their first use before the Civil War, to the early use of naval mines, through the establishment of the Confederacy’s Army Torpedo Bureau, the world’s first institution devoted to developing, producing, and fielding mines in warfare.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth R. Rutherford
• Publisher: Savas Beatie
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781611214536
• ISBN: 978-1-61121-453-6
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 235 mm x 160 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 494 g
• Illustrations: 17 images, 14 maps
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; zweite Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1850 bis 1899 n. Chr.), Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, History - Military / War, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)