제1장 군사지리의 기초················································· 13
1. 지리학의 개념과 분류· ············································15
1) 지리학의 어원 / 15
2) 지리학의 분류 / 16
3) 용어 해설 / 17
2. 군사지리의 개념· ················································18
1) 군사지리학의 정의 / 18
2) 군사지리 이론 체계 / 19
3) 군사지리학의 범주 / 24
3. 군사지리를 적용한 전례·········································· 29
1) 제2차 세계대전 시 독·소 전투: 바르바로사 작전 / 29
2) 6·26전쟁 시 반격작전: 1950.8.4. 이후 낙동강 방어작전과 인천상륙작전 / 35

제2장 지정학························································· 43
1. 지정학의 개념·················································· 45
1) 지정학의 정의 / 45
2) 지정학적 이론 / 46
3) 한반도의 지정학적 특성 / 51
2. 지정학적 측면에서의 군사지리····································· 54
1) 지정학적 위치와 군사지리, 군사전략과의 관계 / 55
2) 국가 위치 / 55
3) 핵심 및 중요지역, 국경선, 거리/접촉 정도 / 58
3. 외국의 역사적 사례·············································· 59
1) 온대의 해양지역에 위치한 국가 / 60
2) 한대의 대륙지역에 위치한 국가 / 60
3) 반도·주변지역에 위치한 국가 / 61
4) 핵심지역과 국경선 간의 근거리: 아군 지원 세력과 미접촉 사례 / 65
5) 핵심지역과 국경선 간의 원거리: 아군 지원 세력과 미접촉 사례 / 68
4. 한반도의 역사적 사례· ··········································· 70
1) 중앙적 위치 / 71
2) 교량적·반도적 위치 / 81
3) 완충·중간·반도적·주변지역 위치 / 84
4) 핵심지역과 국경선 간의 근거리: 아군 지원 세력과 미접촉 사례 / 86
5) 핵심지역과 국경선 간의 원거리: 아군 지원 세력과 미접촉 사례 / 88

제3장 지형학························································· 91
1. 지형학의 개념·················································· 93
1) 지형학의 정의 / 93
2) 지형의 군사적 관점 / 94
2. 지형의 분류· ·················································· 94
1) 자연 지형지물 / 95
2) 인공 지형지물 / 106
3. 한반도의 지형 특징·············································· 113
1) 자연 지형지물 / 114
2) 인공 지형지물 / 131
4. 지형학적 측면에서의 군사지리····································· 132
1) 산지지형의 분류 / 133
2) 한반도의 지형 특성 / 135
3) 군사작전 시 고려할 지형 요소 / 136
5. 지형의 전례 고찰··············································· 137
1) 산악지형 / 137
2) 삼림지역·호수·강 / 145
3) 인공지물 / 153
4) 지형 격실 / 158

제4장 기후 및 기상···················································· 161
1. 개요· ························································ 163
1) 용어 정의 / 163
2) 기후 요소 / 166
2. 한반도의 기후 요인·············································· 170
1) 동기후적 요인 / 170
2) 지리적 요인 / 175
3. 한반도의 기후 특성·············································· 182
1) 한반도의 기후 구분 / 182
2) 기후에 영향을 미치는 요인 / 186
3) 한반도의 기후 특색 / 188
4) 자연재해 / 192
4. 기후 및 기상적 측면에서의 군사지리································ 202
1) 군사지리에 미치는 영향 / 202
2) 기상이 군사작전에 활용된 사례 / 208
5. 기후 및 기상의 전례 고찰· ······································· 209
1) 적벽대전(208년): 바람을 이용한 화공작전으로 조조의 수군이 패전 / 209
2) 장진호 전투(6·25전쟁): 혹한을 무시한 미군 전사상 최악의 전투 / 212
3) 고려-원 연합군의 일본 침공(1274년, 1281년): 태풍으로 철수 / 215
4) 나폴레옹의 러시아 원정(1812.6.24.~1813.1.5.): 동계 악기상을 오판한 패전 / 217
5) 기타 기상과 관련된 군사전략 구사 / 220
6) 기타 기상과 관련된 전투 사례 / 224

제5장 군사지리의 적용과 발전········································· 227
1. 군사적 고찰·················································· 229
1) 전략과 용병술의 개념 / 229
2) 전술의 개념 / 230
2. 군사전략 측면에서의 군사지리···································· 230
1) 군사전략 구상 시 고려 요소 / 230
2) 군사전략 적용 및 발전 / 232
3. 작전술 측면에서의 군사지리· ····································· 244
1) 작전술의 개념 / 244
2) 작전술 구상 시 고려 요소 / 245
3) 역사적 고찰 / 246
4) 전례 고찰 / 247
5) 작전술 측면에서의 적용 및 발전 방향 / 253
4. 전술적 측면에서의 군사지리· ····································· 258
1) 지형의 전술적 적용 / 260
2) 기상의 전술적 적용 / 265
5. 군사지리의 발전 방향· ···········································275

부록 ··························································· 279
1. 군사작전 구상 시 군사지리 고려 요소································ 281
2. 기상 발달사· ················································· 286
3. 관천망기(觀天望氣)· ··············································287
4. 북한 자료· ··················································· 289