Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes

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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Main Author: Dirk HR Spennemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-07-01
Series:Heritage
Subjects:
battlefield archaeology
military heritage
cultural landscapes
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/42
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spelling doaj-ff2674e0a8404345b35b6f11fca4853e2020-11-25T03:02:21ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082020-07-0134275378110.3390/heritage3030042Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield LandscapesDirk HR Spennemann0Institute for Land, Water and Society, Charles Sturt University, PO Box 789, Albury, NSW 2640, AustraliaMilitary 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).https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/42battlefield archaeologymilitary heritagecultural landscapes
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battlefield archaeology
military heritage
cultural landscapes
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title Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes
title_short Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes
title_full Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes
title_fullStr Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes
title_full_unstemmed Using KOCOA Military Terrain Analysis for the Assessment of Twentieth Century Battlefield Landscapes
title_sort using kocoa military terrain analysis for the assessment of twentieth century battlefield landscapes
publisher MDPI AG
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publishDate 2020-07-01
description 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).
topic battlefield archaeology
military heritage
cultural landscapes
url https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/42
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