A short history of the Military use of land in peacetime

War in History

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-103

  Childs, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 37349035523     PISSN: 09683445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096834459700400105     Document Type: Review

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