Description
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Historian Edwin Martini has assembled a fine cast of scholars for examining the environmental impact and legacy of US military bases during the twentieth century. . . . The editor and his team are to be commended for highlighting the issues and furthering informed debate."
-- Christopher M. Rein * Environmental History *
"Proving Grounds is an excellent collection of essays examining various aspects of the U.S. military’s relationship to the environment."
-- Sasha Davis * Journal of American History *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction
1. Defending the Nation, Protecting the Land
2. Weather, Otters, and Bombs
3. Incident at Galisteo
4. “This Is Really Bad Stuff Buried Here”
5. The War on Plants
6. Addressing Environmental Risks and Mobilizing Democracy?
7. Reality Revealed
8. A Wildlife Insurgency
9. Restoration and Meaning on Former Military Lands in the United States
Selected Bibliography
Contributors
Index
