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Military geography for professionals and the public / / John M. Collins
| Military geography for professionals and the public / / John M. Collins |
| Autore | Collins John M. <1921-2018, > |
| Edizione | [First Brassey's edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, Inc., , 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xxiv, 437 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Disciplina |
355.4/7
355.47 |
| Collana | Association of the United States Army |
| Soggetto topico | Military geography |
| ISBN | 1-59797-359-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION; 1. OVERVIEW; Military Considerations; Regional Quirks; Avoidable Abuses; Analytical Techniques; PART ONE: PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY; 2. SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS; Location; Size; Shape; 3. LAY OF THE LAND; Land Forms; Rivers and Reservoirs; Geology and Soils; Vegetation; 4. OCEANS AND SEASHORES; Sea Water Attributes; Sea Surface Behavior; Marine Topography; Representative Naval Ramifications; 5. EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE; Atmospheric Phenomena; Climatology for Military Strategists; Meteorology for Military Operators
6. REGIONAL PECULIARITIES Frigid Flatlands; Frigid Seas; Mountainous Regions; Arid Regions; Tropical Rain Forests; Wetlands; Coastlands and Small Seas; 7. INNER AND OUTER SPACE; Space Compared with Land and Sea; Region I: Aerospace Interfaces; Region II: Circumterrestrial Space; Region III: Moon and Environs; Region IV: Outer Envelope; Tips for Military Space Planners; 8. NATURAL RESOURCES AND RAW MATERIALS; Sources and Shortages; Compensatory Programs; Resource Deprivation; PART TWO: CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; 9. POPULATIONS; Demography; Physical Attributes; Cultural Characteristics Current Attitudes National Personalities; Cross-Cultural Skills; 10. URBANIZATION; Sites and Structures; Urban Sprawl; Conventional Urban Combat; Unconventional Urban Combat; Conventional Urban Bombardment; Urban Centers and Nuclear Strategy; Overall Urban Vulnerabilities; 11. LINES OF COMMUNICATION; Roads; Railroads; Military Airports; Seaports and Harbors; Spaceports and Flight Paths; Inland Waterways; Pipelines; 12. MILITARY BASES; U.S. Home Bases; U.S. Cold War Bases Abroad; Post-Cold War Retrenchment; 13. FORTRESSES AND FIELD FORTIFICATIONS; Precedents and Prognoses; Fortified Points Fortified Lines Offensive Fortifications; Fortifications in the Nuclear Age; Citadels Versus CW and BW Weapons; PART THREE: POLITICAL-MILITARY GEOGRAPHY; 14. MILITARY SERVICE PREDILECTIONS; Diversified Viewpoints; Integrated and Updated Views; 15. GEOPOLITICAL FRICTION; Territorial Limits; Strategic Friction; Economic Friction; Cultural Friction; Environmental Friction; 16. MILITARY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY; Global Subdivisions; Regional Areas of Responsibility; Useful Insights; Theater and Tactical AORs; PART FOUR: AREA ANALYSES; 17. FORMAT FOR AREA ANALYSIS; Geographical Data Bases Military Missions Military Implications; Effects on Courses of Action; 18. OPERATION NEPTUNE; Selection of the Lodgment Area; Description of the Lodgment Area; Assessments of the Lodgment Area; Effects on Allied Courses of Action; Wrap-Up; 19. OPERATION PLAN EL PASO; The Ho Chi Minh Trail; Mission Planning; Logistical Limitations Within Vietnam; Logistical Shortcomings Inside Laos; Wrap-Up; 20. FINAL REFLECTIONS; APPENDIX A: Acronyms and Abbreviations; APPENDIX B: Glossary of Geographical Terms; APPENDIX C: A Basic Geographic Library; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693816703321 |
Collins John M. <1921-2018, >
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| Washington, District of Columbia : , : Potomac Books, Inc., , 1998 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Strategic Challenges [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen J. Flanagan and James A. Schear
| Strategic Challenges [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen J. Flanagan and James A. Schear |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : Institute for National Strategic Studies : , : National Defense University Press : , : Potomac Books, Inc., , [2009] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (430 p.) |
| Disciplina |
355.033573
355/.033573 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
SchearJames A. <1953->
FlanaganStephen J |
| Collana | National Defense University |
| Soggetto topico |
Security, International
Weapons of mass destruction - International cooperation War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-59797-121-9
1-61234-484-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: The Emerging Global Security Environment; Chapter Two: Countering Global Terrorism; Chapter Three: Combating WMD Threats; Chapter Four: Protecting the American Homeland; Chapter Five: Defusing Conflicts in Unstable Regions; Chapter Six: Engaging Other Major Powers; Chapter Seven: Adapting Alliances and Partnerships; Chapter Eight: Transforming Defense Strategy and Posture; Chapter Nine: Securing America's Future: Progress and Perils; Notes; About the Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O
PQ; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693433803321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : Institute for National Strategic Studies : , : National Defense University Press : , : Potomac Books, Inc., , [2009] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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