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Plants Go to War
- A Botanical History of World War II
Engelsk
Bogcover for Plants Go to War af Judith Sumner, 9781476676128
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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
366
ISBN-13:
9781476676128
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476676127
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
17 jun 2019
Størrelse i cm:
17,8 x 25,4 x 2,5
Oplagsdato:
17 jun 2019
Forfatter(e):

Plants Go to War

- A Botanical History of World War II
Engelsk
Paperback 2019
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As the first botanical history of World War II, Plants Go to War examines military history from the perspective of plant science. From victory gardens to drugs, timber, rubber, and fibers, plants supplied materials with key roles in victory. Vegetables provided the wartime diet both in North America and Europe, where vitamin-rich carrots, cabbages, and potatoes nourished millions. Chicle and cacao provided the chewing gum and chocolate bars in military rations. In England and Germany, herbs replaced pharmaceutical drugs; feverbark was in demand to treat malaria, and penicillin culture used a growth medium made from corn. Rubber was needed for gas masks and barrage balloons, while cotton and hemp provided clothing, canvas, and rope. Timber was used to manufacture Mosquito bombers, and wood gasification and coal replaced petroleum in European vehicles. Lebensraum, the Nazi desire for agricultural land, drove Germans eastward; troops weaponized conifers with shell bursts that caused splintering. Ironically, the Nazis condemned non-native plants, but adopted useful Asian soybeans and Mediterranean herbs. Jungle warfare and camouflage required botanical knowledge, and survival manuals detailed edible plants on Pacific islands. Botanical gardens relocated valuable specimens to safe areas, and while remote locations provided opportunities for field botany, Trees surviving in Hiroshima and Nagasaki live as a symbol of rebirth after vast destruction.

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Specifikationer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
366
ISBN-13:
9781476676128
Indbinding:
Paperback
ISBN-10:
1476676127
Kategori:
Udg. Dato:
17 jun 2019
Størrelse i cm:
17,8 x 25,4 x 2,5
Oplagsdato:
17 jun 2019
Forfatter(e):
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