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xi, 164 p, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : ill ; 24 cm "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. 1. Spikes, Traps and Early Landmines -- 2. The First World War and Beyond -- 3. The German Influence on Landmine Warfare -- 4. The Second World War -- 5. Clearing Mines after the Second World War -- 6. Limited War and Technical Improvements -- 7. Intra-state Conflicts and Humanitarian Issues -- 8. The Future. Mike Croll. Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-160) and index. Land mines History Warfare UG490 .C87 Croll, Mike. Barnsley [U.K.] : Leo Cooper, 1998 (OCoLC)671673673 0850526280 9780850526288 99223394 GZQ 990706 20240703075619.0 ocm40335637 eng