The Development of Mine Warfare: A Most Murderous and Barbarous Conduct
By Youngblood, Norman (Ed) '87

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In 1997, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) coordinated the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production, and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction. As of mid-2005, 145 states had signed the agreement. The ICBL's efforts were in large part a response to the careless use of landmines in the previous fifty years. The history of mine use in warfare, however, goes back much further than the World Wars of the 20th century and includes both land and sea use. This first comprehensive study traces the technical, tactical, and ethical developments of mine warfare, from ancient times to the present.

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Norman (Ed) Youngblood, IV is an assistant professor in the College of Mass Communications at Texas Tech University, and has written on public relations aspects of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. His research areas include the history of technology and communication about technology.