This book contains a selection of papers from the International Military Geology and Geography Conference, held at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York in June 2003. Studies in Military Geography and Geology expands a series of recent publications originating from conferences and symposia on military geology that began in 1994. The 25 contributions address a broad range of military topics ranging from the strategic perspective, through analyses of historical battles at the operational and tactical levels, to the use of advanced technologies applied to present-day military problems.
Author(s): Gerald E. Galloway (auth.), Douglas R. Caldwell, Judy Ehlen, Russell S. Harmon (eds.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 348
Tags: Physical Geography; Nature Conservation; Applied Geosciences; Historical Geology; Archaeology
Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 6-6
Introduction....Pages 1-4
Perspectives on Military Geography....Pages 7-20
Military Use of Underground Terrain....Pages 21-37
Development of Tactical Geography in the Nineteenth Century....Pages 39-51
Canadian Military Geography 1867-2002....Pages 53-64
Front Matter....Pages 66-66
A Geological/Topographical Reconnaissance of Hannibal’s Invasion Route into Italia in 218 BC....Pages 67-78
Military Campaigns in Tropical Karst....Pages 79-88
A Military Geography of the Hudson Highlands....Pages 89-103
Decisive Terrain....Pages 105-120
Saratoga....Pages 121-131
The Impact of Geology on the March to the Battle of Eutaw Springs....Pages 133-146
The 1815 Battle of New Orleans....Pages 147-154
Terrain and its Affect on the Use of Artillery in the American Civil War....Pages 155-172
The Geology of the Chicamauga Campaign, American Civil War....Pages 173-184
Military Geology and Geograpy in the American Civil War....Pages 185-198
German Military Geologists and Geographers in World War II....Pages 199-214
War in the Heartland....Pages 215-226
Front Matter....Pages 228-228
Military Foot Traffic Impact on Soil Compaction Properties....Pages 229-242
The Effect of Military Operations on Desert Pavement....Pages 243-258
Development of an Archeological Predictive Model for Management of Military Lands....Pages 259-270
Front Matter....Pages 228-228
The Geometry of Line-of-Sight and Weapons Fan Algorithms....Pages 271-285
A Gis-Based Spatial Analysis of Caves and Solution Cavities....Pages 287-306
Groundwater....Pages 307-319
Managing Groundwater Resources at Camp Shelby Training Site, MS (USA)....Pages 321-332
Water and Environmental Security in the Middle East....Pages 333-343
Back Matter....Pages 345-348
