Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes
Military terrain analysis serves as a tool to examine a battle commander’s view of a battlefield and permits to hindcast some of the rationale for actions taken. This can be augmented by physical evidence of the remains of the battle that still exist in the cultural landscape. In the case of World W...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Heritage |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/42 |
| Summary: | Military terrain analysis serves as a tool to examine a battle commander’s view of a battlefield and permits to hindcast some of the rationale for actions taken. This can be augmented by physical evidence of the remains of the battle that still exist in the cultural landscape. In the case of World War II-era battlefields, such terrain analysis has to take into account the influence of aerial warfare—the interrelationship between attacking aircraft and the siting of anti-aircraft guns. This paper examines these issues using the case example of the Japanese WWII-era base on Kiska in the Aleutian Islands (Alaska). |
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| ISSN: | 2571-9408 |