Military Geography for Professionals and the Public
Washington DC: National Defense University Press, 1998. First Printing [Stated]. Trade paperback. xxiv, 437, [3] pages. Maps. Photographs. Tables. Figures. Acronyms and abbreviations. Glossary of Geographical Terms. A Basic Geographic Library. Index. This book covers many topics that are crucial to military planning but often receive only passing mention in histories or briefings. Collins, a former Army officer, stresses land geography, but he does not stint oceans, the atmosphere, or interplanetary space. Collins correctly emphasizes the importance of military geography as its own unique discipline that should be studied by all who practice warfighting from the tactical to the strategic levels. Indeed, the alternative is to simply learn from trial and error, or even worse, re-learn lessons already purchased at great cost by armies of the past. More