Mud: A Military History Wood C. E.
Mud: A Military History Wood C. E. Napoleon delayed his attack at Waterloo to allow the mud to dry. In November 1942, Russian mud stopped the Germans, who could not advance again until the…
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Mud: A Military History Wood C. E.
Napoleon delayed his attack at Waterloo to allow the mud to dry. In November 1942, Russian mud stopped the Germans, who could not advance again until the temperature dropped low enough to freeze the mud. Had he attacked earlier, he might have defeated Wellington before Bl cher arrived.
Soldiers have always known just how significant mud can be in war. During the Vietnam War, "Project Popeye" was an American attempt to lengthen the monsoon and cause delays on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. But historians have not fully recognized its importance, and few have discussed the phenomenon in more than a passing manner.
Only three books--Military Geography (by John Collins), Battling the Elements (by Harold Winters et al.), and Battlegrounds) (edited by Michael Stephenson)-- have addressed it at any length and then only as part of the entire environment's effect on the battlefield.
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