Land Mine Warfare - Applying the Principles.

Abstract

A historical analysis of land mine warfare repeatedly demonstrated certain principles which when correctly applied yield decisive results. this essay begins by examining the employment of mines in four battles - Alam Halfa, El Alamein, the Golan and the Falklands. It then assess how well our current land mine warfare doctrine, organization and equipment facilitate the timely and sound application of the fundamentals demonstrated by history to today's Airland Battlefield. Areas in which we must improve or change are identified and some new ideas are proposed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 1987
Accession Number
ADA182849

Entities

People

  • Martin S. Anderson

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Anti-Personnel Mines
  • Army Training
  • Artillery
  • Battlefields
  • Combat Areas
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Land Mines
  • Minefields
  • Munitions
  • Scatterable Mines
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies