A Levels of War and GIS Approach to Analyzing the Battle of Roi-Namur

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "From Whalers to World War II: Guam Underwater Archaeology", at the 2024 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

This study seeks to combine a Levels of War approach and a Geographic Information Systems analysis to better understand the Battle of Roi-Namur that was part of Operation Flintlock of WWII. The Levels of War framework will be utilized to assign all components of the battle to its various levels which establishes a foundation for further analysis. Geographic Information Systems will allow for a visualization of the battlefields through a multiscale approach and provide a platform for each component to be spatially represented. By using these methods, all elements of this conflict can be understood independently and holistically. Utilizing these methodologies together allow for a new understanding of the conflict while furthering the capability the Levels of War framework has in aiding various analytical processes.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for Historical Archaeology 2024   •
• From Whalers to World War II: Guam Underwater Archaeology

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Contact(s): Nicole Haddow