Military Geography For Professionals And The Public

Provides a textbook for academic use; provides a handbook for use by political-military professionals; & enhances public appreciation for the impact of geography on military affairs. It views physical & cultural geography from military perspectives, & probes the influence of political-military geography on service roles & missions, geographic causes of conflict, & complex factors that affect military areas of responsibility. Describes analytical techniques that relate geography to sensible courses of military action, then puts principles into practice with two dissimilar case studies -- one emphasizes geographic influences on combat operations, while the other stresses logistics.Collins, John M. is the author of 'Military Geography For Professionals And The Public', published 1998 under ISBN 9780756703110 and ISBN 0756703115.