Publisher's Synopsis
This work produces a study that unravels the complex relationship between warfare and geography in the last decade of the 20th century. It examines the influence of war upon geography, tracing the efforts of each civilization to defend their territory and population from invasion of encroachment. The author's claims are backed up with evidence ranging from the Roman empire the Gulf War and the conflict in the Balklands. It covers the post World War II era the geography of war is brought up to the year 2000.