African Military Geosciences : Military History and the Physical Environment.

Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction -- CHAPTER 1: The influence of terrain and climate on military operations in South Africa -- Introduction -- Reconnoitring the landscape -- The nature and importance of geographic knowledge -- Water and the levels of war -- Four environments for politics and warfare -- Conclusion: Breaking camp -- Endnotes &amp -- References -- CHAPTER 2: Saldanha Bay: The influence of underlying geology on military and naval history in the age of sail -- Introduction -- The geology of the Saldanha Bay area -- The importance of Saldanha Bay to shipping in the age of sail -- The Battle of Saldanha Bay, 1781: Disaster for the VOC -- The Battle of Saldanha Bay, 1796: British defensive triumph -- Saldanha and the second British occupation of the Cape, 1806 -- Concluding remarks -- Endnotes &amp -- References -- CHAPTER 3: Wasted geography: The British annexation of the Cape in 1795 -- Introduction -- The physical geography of the Cape Peninsula and surrounding area -- The wind regime of the Cape Peninsula and its influence on shipping in the age of sail -- British attempt on the Cape: strategic setting and opposing forces -- British arrival at the Cape and negotiations -- Attack on Muizenberg: assaulting a natural defensive position -- Final operations and Dutch surrender -- Concluding remarks: wasting geographic advantages in defence -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes &amp -- References -- CHAPTER 4: A historical analysis of the influence of climate and terrain on the South African military operationsin East Africa, 1940-1941 -- Introduction -- The East African operational environment -- Strategic and operational planning -- The influence of climate and terrain on the South Africa nmilitary operations -- Conclusion -- Endnotes and References.

CHAPTER 5: Military prospecting for groundwater by geology and geophysics: Work by 42nd geological section (South African engineer corps) in Africa, the Middle East and the Mediterranean region during the Second World War -- Introduction -- Geophysics versus water divining -- Conclusion -- Endnotes and References -- CHAPTER 6" "Wehrgeologenstelle 12": Rommel's military geology team in North Africa, 1941-1943 -- Introduction -- Rommel's Wehrgeologenstelle 12 -- Groundwater investigations and water supply maps -- Comparison of German, Italian and British maps for assessment of off-road trafficability in North Africa -- German landscape classification for off-road trafficability -- Comparative scope and importance of military geology workin the preparation of trafficability maps for Axis and British forces in North Africa -- Conclusion -- Endnotes and References -- CHAPTER 7: The influence of geography on the development of the Second World War defences of Saldanha Bay harbour -- Introduction -- The geography of the Saldanha Bay area -- Saldanha before the outbreak of the Second World War -- South Africa and the Second World War -- The influence of geology and geography on the creation offixed defences at Saldanha Bay -- Creating anti-submarine defences at Saldanha Bay -- Notes on Second World War operations in and around Saldanha Bay -- Concluding remarks -- Endnotes and References -- CHAPTER 8: The Cuvelai-Etosha basin: An environmental and climatic linkage to the operations of the warring parties in the 1966-1989 war for Namibian independence -- Introduction -- Study area -- Research methodology -- Results and discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Endnotes and References.

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