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DTIC ADA215751: Military Geography - Canvas of the Operational Planner

This monograph provides a definition of military geography as it relates to the application of operational art, and a recommended framework for the assessment of the influence of military geography in operational planning. Its focus is the theoretical and doctrinal concepts that define the interaction of the conduct of military operations at the operational level of war and the environment. The study begins with a discussion of the theoretical writings of Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, and Jomini concerning the relationship of the conduct of military operations and military geography. U.S. doctrine describing the influences of military geography on military operations at the operational level is presented. Soviet military geography as defined by its relationship with Soviet military art and science is examined for a comparative view to U.S. doctrine. A definition of military geography and a conceptual framework is presented for an operational assessment of the influence of military geography on military operations at the operational level. Keywords: Operational art; Geography; Military geography; Soviet military geography; Operational planning; Doctrine-military geography.

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