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African Military Geosciences Military History and the Physical Environment.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bezuidenhout, Jacques
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stellenbosch : African Sun Media, 2018.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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245 1 0 |a African Military Geosciences  |h [electronic resource] :  |b Military History and the Physical Environment. 
260 |a Stellenbosch :  |b African Sun Media,  |c 2018. 
300 |a 1 online resource (226 pages) 
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505 0 |a Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: The influence of terrain and climate on military operations in South Africa -- Introduction -- Reconnoitring the landscape -- The nature and importance of geographic knowledge -- Water and the levels of war -- Four environments for politics and warfare -- Conclusion: Breaking camp -- Endnotes & References -- CHAPTER 2: Saldanha Bay: The influence of underlying geology on military and naval history in the age of sail -- Introduction -- The geology of the Saldanha Bay area -- The importance of Saldanha Bay to shipping in the age of sail 
505 8 |a The Battle of Saldanha Bay, 1781: Disaster for the VOC -- The Battle of Saldanha Bay, 1796: British defensive triumph -- Saldanha and the second British occupation of the Cape, 1806 -- Concluding remarks -- Endnotes & References -- CHAPTER 3: Wasted geography: The British annexation of the Cape in 1795 -- Introduction -- The physical geography of the Cape Peninsula and surrounding area -- The wind regime of the Cape Peninsula and its influence on shipping in the age of sail -- British attempt on the Cape: strategic setting and opposing forces -- British arrival at the Cape and negotiations 
505 8 |a Attack on Muizenberg: assaulting a natural defensive position -- Final operations and Dutch surrender -- Concluding remarks: wasting geographic advantages in defence -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes & References -- CHAPTER 4: A historical analysis of the influence of climate and terrain on the South African military operationsin East Africa, 1940-1941 -- Introduction -- The East African operational environment -- Strategic and operational planning -- The influence of climate and terrain on the South Africa nmilitary operations -- Conclusion -- Endnotes and References 
505 8 |a CHAPTER 5: Military prospecting for groundwater by geology and geophysics: Work by 42nd geological section (South African engineer corps) in Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean region during the Second World War -- Introduction -- Geophysics versus water divining -- Conclusion -- Endnotes and References -- CHAPTER 6"" "Wehrgeologenstelle 12": Rommel's military geology team in North Africa, 1941-1943 -- Introduction -- Rommel's Wehrgeologenstelle 12 -- Groundwater investigations and water supply maps 
505 8 |a Comparison of German, Italian and British maps for assessment of off-road trafficability in North Africa -- German landscape classification for off-road trafficability -- Comparative scope and importance of military geology workin the preparation of trafficability maps for Axis and British forces in North Africa -- Conclusion -- Endnotes and References -- CHAPTER 7: The influence of geography on the development of the Second World War defences of Saldanha Bay harbour -- Introduction -- The geography of the Saldanha Bay area -- Saldanha before the outbreak of the Second World War 
500 |a South Africa and the Second World War. 
505 0 0 |g pt. I  |t Geoscience and Military History --  |t An Unfortunate Accident of Geography: Badlands and the ANZAC Sector, Gallipoli, April-December 1915 /  |r Peter Doyle --  |t From Army Outpost to Military Training Installations for Worldwide Operations: How WWII Transformed the Military Presence in the Southwestern United States /  |r Eric V. McDonald --  |t Preparing for War in the Desert Southwest; From the California -- Arizona Maneuver Area to the Yuma Test Branch (and Beyond) /  |r William J. Heidner --  |t The Influence of Physical Geography on the Battle of Kasserine Pass, Tunisia 1943 /  |r Jay D. Pellerin --  |t The Influence of Geology and Geography on the Indian Wars in Eastern Washington Territory /  |r Michael M. Hamilton --  |t Teaching Military Geoscience in the Twenty-first Century Classroom: Virtual Field Explorations of the Gettysburg Battlefield /  |r Candace L. Kairies-Beatty --  |t Fort Fisher, NC Past and Present: A Geospatial Analysis using LiDAR and GIS /  |r Helena Mitasova --  |g pt. II  |t Military and Defense Interests and the Environment --  |t There's Uranium in Them Hills: The Archaeology of Nevada's Uranium Boom /  |r Jonah S. Blustain --  |t Military Development and Geographic Change on San Diego Bay /  |r Andy Yatsko --  |t High Density Metal Contaminant Transport in Arid Region Ephemeral Channels /  |r Nathan A. Krzyaniak --  |t Comparing Playa Inundation Estimates from Landsat and LiDAR Data to a Doppler Radar-Based Hydrologic Model /  |r Steve A. Mizell --  |t Environmental Security and Trans-Boundary Water Resources /  |r Francis A. Galgano --  |t Environmental Reporting in the South African Department of Defense and Military Veterans /  |r T. J. Mokiri --  |t Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and the Use of Forwarding Operating Bases (FOBs) /  |r Eugene J. Palka --  |t U.S. Army Agriculture Development Teams, Afghanistan: The Role of the Geoscientist /  |r Alexander K. Stewart --  |t Regional Distribution of Salt-Rich Dust Across Southwest Asia Based on Predictive Soil-Geomorphic Mapping Techniques /  |r Eric V. McDonald --  |g pt. III  |t Geoscience Technology in Support of Military Activities --  |t Digital Elevation Models to Support Desert Warfare /  |r Peter L. Guth --  |t Military Test Site Characterization and Training Future Officers -- An Integrated Terrain Analysis Approach /  |r Steven N. Bacon --  |t Use of Ground-Based LiDAR for Detection of IED Command Wires on Typical Desert Surfaces /  |r Rina Schumer --  |t Parent Material Mapping of Geologic Surfaces Using ASTER in Support of Integrated Terrain Forecasting for Military Operations /  |r Steven N. Bacon --  |t Analysis of Recurring Sinking Events of Armored Tracked Vehicles in the Israeli Agricultural Periphery of the Gaza Strip /  |r Joel Roskin. 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR Demand Driven Acquisitions (DDA) 
590 |a JSTOR  |b Books at JSTOR All Purchased 
650 0 |a Military geography. 
650 0 |a Military geology. 
650 0 |a Desert warfare. 
650 6 |a Géographie militaire. 
650 6 |a Géologie militaire. 
650 6 |a Guerre du désert. 
650 7 |a HISTORY / Military / General  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a Desert warfare  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Military geography  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Military geology  |2 fast 
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