Military geology in war and peace / edited by James R. Underwood, Jr. and Peter L. Guth.
| Other author | Underwood, James R., 1927-2012. |
| Other author | Guth, Peter L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Boulder, Colo. : Geological Society of America, 1998. |
| Description | vi, 245 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Reviews in engineering geology ; v. 13 Reviews in engineering geology v. 13. ^A175601 |
| Contents | 1. Military geology in war and peace: an introduction / Peter L. Guth -- 2. Geology and military operation, 1800-1960: an overview / George A. Kiersch and James R. Underwood -- 3. British military geologists through war and peace in the 19th and 20th centuries / Edward P.F. Rose and Michael S. Rosenbaum -- 4. American geologists at war: World War I / Walter E. Pittman -- 5. Military geology units of the U.S. Geological Survey during World War II / Maurice J. Terman -- 6. British applications of military geology for 'Operation Overlord' and the battle in Normandy, France, 1944 / Edward P.F. Rose and Claude Pareyn -- 7. Engineer intelligence and the Pacific geologic mapping program / Gilbert Corwin -- 8. Military geology branch of the U.S. Geological Survey from 1945 to 1972 / Maurice J. Terman -- 9. Dearly bought ridges, steep access valleys, and staging grounds: the military geology of the eastern DMZ, central Korean Peninsula / C.P. Cameron -- 10. Clandestine tunnel-4, northern Punchbowl, Korean demilitarized zone / C.P. Cameron -- 11. Swords into plowshares: military geology and national security projects / James T. Neal -- 12. Military geology and the Gulf War / Robert B. Knowles and William K. Wedge -- dg 13. Background and recent applications of military geology in the British armed forces / Michael S. Rosenbaum -- 14. Geology education in the U.S. Army / John C. Jens and M. Merrill Stevens -- 15. Recent activities in military geology at the U.S. Geological Survey / William Leith and John Rodney Matzko -- 16. Romote sensing, terrain analysis, and military operations / Jack N. Rinker -- 17. A proposed method for characterizing fracture patterns in denied areas / Judy Ehlen -- 18. Playas and military operations / James T. Neal -- 19. Role of geology in assessing vulnerablity of underground fortifications to conventional weapons attack / Thomas E. Eastler, Donald J. Percius, and Paul R. Fisher -- 20. Location of sites for airstrips in North Greenland / Daniel B. Krinsley -- 21. Selected military geology programs in the Arctic, 1950-1970 / Louis DeGoes and James T. Neal -- 22. Hydrogeological assessment of United Nations bases in Bosnia Hercegovina / C. Paul Nathanail -- 23. Military geology in support of nation assistance exercises in Central and South America / Robert B. Knowles -- 24. Potable water well design for Humanitarian Civic Action well drilling missions / John N. Baehr -- 25. Military geology should be upgraded as the U.S. Army stands down / Allen W. Hatheway and M. Merrill Stevens. |
| Local note | Joyner-FOR JOYNER LIBRARY HOLDINGS OF THE SERIES, REVIEWS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, SEARCH BY CALL NUMBER TA705 .R4. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 98007163 |
| ISBN | 0813741130 |
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