Military aspects of geology : fortification, excavation and terrain evaluation

• Corporate Author: Geological Society of London.
• Other Authors: Rose, Edward P. F., (Editor), Ehlen, Judy, 1944- (Editor), Lawrence, Ursula, (Editor)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : The Geological Society, 2019.
• Series: Geological Society special publication ; no. 473.
• Subjects: Military geology > History.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781786204189; 1786204185; 9781786203946; 1786203944
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (vi, 314 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
• Access: Plný text je dostupný pouze z IP adres počítačů Univerzity Tomáše Bati ve Zlíně nebo vzdáleným přístupem pro zaměstnance a studenty

Generated under the auspices of the society's History of Geology and Engineering Groups, this text contains papers from authors in the UK, USA, Germany and Austria. Substantial papers describe some innovative engineering activities, influenced by geology, undertaken by the armed forces of the opposing nations in World War I. These activities were reactivated and developed in World War II. Examples include trenching from World War I, tunnelling and quarrying from both wars, and the use of geologists to aid German coastal fortification and Allied aerial photographic interpretation in World War II. The extensive introduction and other chapters reveal that 'military geology' has a longer history.