Weather as a factor in the history of warfare

Outcomes of military operations throughout the history, both on land and at sea, have depended to a large extent on weather conditions. Weather, as a meteorological factor, has always been important for the use of military units, and the achievement of the objective has been determined by the measur...

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Main Authors: Komljenović Slaven, Ćurčić Jovica
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, Belgrade 2016-01-01
Series:Војно дело
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Online Access:https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2016/0042-84261606337K.pdf
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description Outcomes of military operations throughout the history, both on land and at sea, have depended to a large extent on weather conditions. Weather, as a meteorological factor, has always been important for the use of military units, and the achievement of the objective has been determined by the measure of this factor being included during military operations planning. The rulers and military commanders who would ignore weather, or would not give it due importance, suffered defeat or reached their objective the harder way.
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spelling doaj.art-a40d814a0078473ba677c8d50dd64d4e2023-10-10T13:41:46ZengMinistry of Defence of Serbia - Military Publishing House, BelgradeВојно дело0042-84262683-57032016-01-0168633735010.5937/vojdelo1606337K0042-84261606337KWeather as a factor in the history of warfareKomljenović Slaven0Ćurčić Jovica1Vojska Srbije, Rečna flotila, SerbiaVojska Srbije, Rečna flotila, SerbiaOutcomes of military operations throughout the history, both on land and at sea, have depended to a large extent on weather conditions. Weather, as a meteorological factor, has always been important for the use of military units, and the achievement of the objective has been determined by the measure of this factor being included during military operations planning. The rulers and military commanders who would ignore weather, or would not give it due importance, suffered defeat or reached their objective the harder way.https://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0042-8426/2016/0042-84261606337K.pdfweather conditionsmilitary operationsmeteorological factorsoperational planningdecision-makingweather modification
spellingShingle Komljenović Slaven
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Weather as a factor in the history of warfare
Војно дело
weather conditions
military operations
meteorological factors
operational planning
decision-making
weather modification
title Weather as a factor in the history of warfare
title_full Weather as a factor in the history of warfare
title_fullStr Weather as a factor in the history of warfare
title_full_unstemmed Weather as a factor in the history of warfare
title_short Weather as a factor in the history of warfare
title_sort weather as a factor in the history of warfare
topic weather conditions
military operations
meteorological factors
operational planning
decision-making
weather modification
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