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Nature at War: American Environments and World War II (in English)
Thomas Robertson
(Illustrated by)
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Richard P. Tucker
(Illustrated by)
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Nicholas B. Breyfogle
(Illustrated by)
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Cambridge University Press
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Nature at War: American Environments and World War II (in English) - Robertson, Thomas ; Tucker, Richard P. ; Breyfogle, Nicholas B.
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Synopsis "Nature at War: American Environments and World War II (in English)"
This anthology is the first sustained examination of American involvement in World War II through an environmental lens. World War II was a total and global war that involved the extraction, processing, and use of vast quantities of natural resources. The wartime military-industrial complex, the 'Arsenal of Democracy, ' experienced tremendous economic growth and technological development, employing resources at a higher intensity than ever before. The war years witnessed transformations in American agriculture; the proliferation of militarized landscapes; the popularization of chemical and pharmaceutical products; a rapid increase in energy consumption and the development of nuclear energy; a remaking of the nation's transportation networks; a shift in population toward the Sunbelt and the West Coast; a vast expansion in the federal government, in conjunction with industrial firms; and the emergence of environmentalism. World War II represented a quantitative and qualitative leap in resource use, with lasting implications for American government, science, society, health, and ecology
