Modern military geography / / edited by Francis A. Galgano, Eugene J. Palka

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Routledge, 2011
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 437 pages) : illustrations, maps
• Disciplina: 355.4/7
• Soggetto topico: Military geography; Military geography - History
• Altri autori: GalganoFrancis A (Francis Anthony) PalkaEugene Joseph
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Modern Military Geography; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Part I: Introducing to military geography; 1. Military geography in the US: history, scope, and recent developments: Eugene J. Palka; Military Geography's early roots; Military geography within academia in the US; World War I; World War II; The Vietnam era; Post-Vietnam era; Desert Shield and Desert Storm; End of the Cold War; Global War on Terror; Recent developments and a current appraisal; Beyond the horizon; 2. Military science for the non-professional: Francis A. Galgano; Levels of military operations ; Military units and basic weapons systemsTypes of operations; Wartime operations; Military operations other than war; 3. An introduction to geography for non-geographers: Francis A. Galgano; Defining geography; Subfields of geography; Geography and its traditions; Basic geographic concepts; Location; Size, scale; Places and their military attributes; Regions; Military regional analysis: the environmental matrix; 4. Environmental security: a growing force in regional stability: Kent Hughes Butts; The concept of environmental security; Environmental threats to security; Combating terror ; Climate changeFood security; Water scarcity; 5. The environment and regional security: a framework for analysis: Amy Richmond Krakowka; The environment, security, and conflict; Environmental conflict: causes and results; Defining environmental security; A framework for analysis; The Rwandan genocide of 1994; Culture, society, governance; Setting the stage: Rwandan population growth; Land use and ecocide; 6. Climate change and potential regional instability in the Arctic: Eugene J. Palka; A brief geography of the Arctic; The Northwest Passage; Implications of the Law of the Sea Treaty ; Climate change and projected impactsStrategic-military considerations; 7. The legacy of federal military lands in the US: a geographic retrospective: William W. Doe III; Defining military lands and installations; Historical evolution of military lands; Environmental and ecosystem contexts; Emerging land conflicts; Twenty-first-century military lands; Part II: Historical and operational military geography; 8. Streams and military landscape: Francis A. Galgano; The role of rivers in military operations; The US experience; Streams and the Civil War landscape ; Physical setting: Eastern versus Western TheaterThe battle for Island No. 10; Summary of geographic factors; 9. Methuen's Northern Cape Campaign, Anglo-Boer War, 1899-1902: Hendrik A. P. Smit; The importance of geography in war; Geographic factors influencing the Northern Cape Campaign; Terrain; Infrastructure; Weather and climate; The Anglo-Boer War; Geography and battles of the Northern Cape Campaign; The Battle of Belmont; The Battle of Graspan; The Battle of Modder River; The Battle of Magersfontein ; 10. The battle for Attu: physical geographic challenges of the Aleutian Campaign of World War II: Eugene J. Palka
• Sommario/riassunto: This book of contributed chapters by subject matter expertly provides an overview and analysis of salient contemporary and historical military subjects from the military geographer's perspective. Factors of geography have had a compelling influence on battles and campaigns throughout history; however, geography and military affairs have gained heightened attention during the past two decades, and military geography is the discipline best situated to explain them. Hence, the premise of this book and its contents are founded on the principle that geographical knowledge of space, place, people,
• Titolo autorizzato: Modern military geography
• ISBN: 1-283-46126-9; 9786613461261; 1-136-91981-3; 0-203-84439-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821487803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II