Studies in Military Geography and Geology [Hardcover]

A selection of papers on 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.

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS (long) Contributing Authors / Preface Ch 1. Introduction - Gerald E. Galloway Part I. Geoperspectives Ch 2. Perspectives on Military Geography - R.S. Harmon, F.H. Dillon III and J.B. Garver, Jr. / Ch 3. Military Use of Underground Terrain: A Brief Historical Perspective - Thomas E. Eastler / Ch 4. The Development of the Tactical Geography in the 19th Century - Kurt A. Schroeder / Ch 5. From Empire to Alliance, Guarding the South or Watching the North: Canadian Military Geography, 1867-2002 - Jean Martin Part II. Historical Vignettes Ch 6. Geological/Topographical Reconnaissance of Hannibals Route into Italia in 218 BC - W.C. Mahaney / Ch 7. Military Campaigns in Tropical Karst Terrain: The Maroon Wars of Jamaica - Michael J. Day / Ch 8. A Military Geography of the Hudson Highlands: Focal Point in the American War of Independence - Eugene J. Palka / Ch 9. Decisive Terrain: A Military Geography of Fortress West Point, 1775-1797 - Francis A. Galgano / Ch 10. Saratoga:A Military Geographic Analysis - James B. Dalton, Jr. / Ch 11. The Impact of Geology the March to the Battle olcd