Operation Iraqi Freedom

A Military Geographical Perspective

Bibliographic Data

ID5083585
AuthorsEugene J Palka (corresponding author), Francis A Galgano (0009-0007-8598-6057), Mark W Corson
Year2005
Volume95
Issue3
Pages373-399
Publication date2005-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeographical Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1931-0846.2005.tb00372.x
OpenAlexW2149553633
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited11

The war in Iraq has spanned the full spectrum of military operations: intense combat, stability‐and‐support operations, and peacetime activities. Regardless of their nature and relative intensity, military operations are shaped by the characteristics of the military operating environment. Consequently, the scale, tempo, and complexity of any type of military endeavor are linked to the physical and cultural landscapes of the region in which it is conducted. Military geographers use geographical information, tools, and techniques to examine those links. Iraq's operating environment is studied to identify the relevant components of its physical and human geography. This military geographical examination of Iraq tells us a great deal about how the physical and cultural environment have influenced the war, as well as how the complexity of its human landscape continues to affect the postwar rebuilding of the country

Geography · Military operations other than war · Military personnel · Military science · Military sociology · Military theory · Peacetime · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Revolution in Military Affairs · Spanish Civil War · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Computer Science · Law

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