Natives and exotics

Description

"This environmental history of World War II ranges over rear bases and operational fronts from Bora Bora to New Guinea providing a lucid analysis of resource exploitation, entangled wartime politics, and human perceptions of the vast Oceanic environment ... Natives and Exotics is essential reading for those interested in environmental history, Pacific studies, and a different kind of war story that has surprising relevance for today's concerns with global warming."--Publisher's description.

Subjects

Effect of human beings on Environmental aspects of World War, 1939-1945 Environmental conditions History Human ecology Natural resources Nature Political aspects of World War, 1939-1945 Relations Social conditions United States United States. Army

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