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.

"This book contains selected papers presented at the International Military Geology and Geography Conference that was held at the US Military Academy, West Point, NY in June 2003"--Page xiii

Introduction / Gerald E. Galloway -- pt. 1. GEOPERSPECTIVES. Perspectives on military geography / Russel S. Harmon, Francis H. Dillon III, and John B. Garver, Jr. -- Military use of underground terrain: a brief historical perspective / Thomas E. Eastler -- Development of tactical geography in the nineteenth century / Kurt A. Schroeder -- Canadian military geography 1867-2002: from empire to alliance: guarding the south or watching the north / Jean Martin -- pt. 2. HISTORICAL VIGNETTES. A geological/topographical reconnaissance of Hannibal's invasion route into Italia in 218 BC / William C. Mahaney -- Military campaigns in tropical Karst: the Maroon Wars of Jamaica / Michael J. Day -- A military geography of the Hudson highlands: focal point the American War of Independence / Eugene J. Palka -- Decisive terrain: a military geography of Fortress West Point, 1775-1797 / Francis A. Galgano -- Saratoga: a military geographic analysis / James B. Dalton, Jr. -- The impact of geology on the march to the Battle of Eutaw Springs / Irene B. Boland and Charles A. Boland -- The 1815 Battle of New Orleans: a physical geographic analysis / Richard W. Dixon -- Terrain and its affect on the use of artillery in the American Civil War: the Battle of Perryville 8 October 1862 / Judy Ehlen and Robert J. Abrahart -- The geology of the Chicamauga Campaign, American Civil War / Stephen W. Henderson -- Military geology and geography in the American Civil War: the Cloyds Mountain/New River Campaign, May 1864 / Robert C. Whisonant -- German military geologists and geographers in World War II: roles in planning Operation Sealion: the invasion of England scheduled for September 1940 / Edward P.F. Rose and Dierk Willig -- War in the heartland: the role of geography in Operation Barbarossa 1941-1842 / Burl E. Self -- pt. 3. TECHNOLOGIES OF THE TWENTYFIRST CENTURY. Military foot traffic impact on soil compaction properties / Kenneth W. McDonald -- The effect of military operations on desert pavement: a case study from Butler Pass, AZ (USA) / Daniel A. Gilewitch -- Development of an archaeological predictive model for management of military lands: identification of geological variables in desert terrain / Eric McDonald [and others] -- The geometry of line-of-sight and weapons fan algorithms / Peter L. Guth -- A GIS-based spatial analysis of caves and solution cavities: application to predicting cave occurrence in limestone terrain / Michael R. Gross [and others] -- Groundwater: past, present, and future uses in military operations / Christopher A. Gellasch -- Managing groundwater resources at Camp Shelby Training Site, MS (USA) / David M. Patrick, Kai M. Roth, and Robert A. Lemire -- Water and environmental security in the Middle East / J. David Rogers.