This book features military aspects of geology from both sides in the two World Wars and in wider historical and geographical contexts. Military necessity gave impetus to tunnelling, quarrying, trenching, aerial photographic interpretation and assessment of both cross-country trafficability and groundwater conditions. Fortification additionally involved aspects of engineering geology.

Military Aspects of Geology: Fortification, Excavation and Terrain Evaluation (Geological Society Special Publication)

Science & Math

E P F Rose

J. Ehlen

U. L. Lawrence

Earth Sciences

Geological Society Publishing House

This book, generated under the auspices of the Geological Society of London's History of Geology and Hydrogeological Groups, contains 20 papers from authors in the UK, USA, Germany and Austria. Historically, it gives examples of the influence of groundwater on battlefield tactics and fortress construction; describes how groundwater was developed for water supply and overcome as an obstacle to military engineering and cross-country vehicular movement by both sides in World Wars I and II; and culminates with examples of the application of hydrogeology to site boreholes in recent conflicts, notably in Afghanistan. Examples of current research described include hydrological model development; the impact of variations in soil moisture on explosive threat detection and cross-country vehicle mobility; contamination arising from defence sites and its remediation; privatization of water supplies; and the equitable allocation of resources derived from an international transboundary aquifer.The Geological Society of LondonFounded in 1807, the Geological Society of London is the oldest geological society in the world, and one of the largest publishers in the Earth sciences.The Society publishes a wide range of high-quality peer-reviewed titles for academics and professionals working in the geosciences, and enjoys an enviable international reputation for the quality of its work.The many areas in which we publish in include:-Petroleum geology-Tectonics, structural geology and geodynamics-Stratigraphy, sedimentology and paleontology-Volcanology, magmatic studies and geochemistry-Remote sensing-History of geology-Regional geology guides

Military Aspects of Hydrogeology - Special Publication 362 (Geological Society Special Publication)

J D Mather

Geological Society of London

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