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Author: Sir George Aston Publisher: ISBN: Category : Amphibious warfare Languages : en Pages : 412
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"Courses of lectures delivered at the Staff college at Camberly have provided the material from which letters havebeen compiled."--Preface.
Author: Sir George Aston Publisher: ISBN: Category : Amphibious warfare Languages : en Pages : 412
Book Description
"Courses of lectures delivered at the Staff college at Camberly have provided the material from which letters havebeen compiled."--Preface.
Author: Stanley Morrison Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1312661666 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 118
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First-person account of life aboard the USS Biscayne during World War II. Carefully researched and thoroughly documented using a unique archive of previously unpublished material, this book details amphibious landings at Bizerte, Sicily, Anzio, Salerno, Southern France, Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Contains many never before published photographs.
Author: Charles River Charles River Editors Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781982080884 Category : Languages : en Pages : 162
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*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading A swift, sudden attack from the ocean, putting soldiers ashore on a hostile coast at some point weakly defended by the enemy, has been a powerful tactical and strategic tool since the late Bronze Age. Utilized by the Sea Peoples against New Kingdom Egypt and the Greek city-states in their internecine wars, amphibious warfare combined high mobility with a strong chance of complete surprise. The technique continued in use through such periods as the early Medieval era, when Viking armies numbering up to 10,000 men struck suddenly and devastatingly from the sea using their highly seaworthy longships or "dragonships" (drekkar). At around the same time, the Normans carried out amphibious landings of invasion forces, including mounted men, in Muslim-occupied Sicily (1061) and Saxon England (1066). As navies grew larger and the Spanish clashed with the Turks in the Mediterranean during the Renaissance, some military forces introduced specialized marines for the first time. These men, trained specially for landings carried out using ships' boats, formed a part of many European navies from the 16th century onward. World War II, however, witnessed a sudden explosion in the scope and metamorphosis in the methods of amphibious warfare. With battlefields covering significant portions of the planetary surface, combined with the availability of the modern era's powerful technology and vehicles, the mighty conflict witnessed tactical and strategic amphibious operations unlike any the world had seen before. All major powers involved in the war utilized amphibious operations to one degree or another. Even the Soviets launched more than 150 amphibious assaults during the war, albeit with very mixed success given the lack of dedicated landing craft and their variable troop quality. However, as the war continued, the United States developed the largest and most sophisticated assortment of amphibious warfare tactics, strategies, and equipment. The invasion of Sicily in 1943 was the largest amphibious operation in history, but it would be dwarfed on June 6, 1944. That day, forever known as D-Day, the Allies commenced Operation Overlord by staging the largest and most complex amphibious invasion in human history. The complex operation would require tightly coordinated naval and air bombardment, paratroopers, and even inflatable tanks that would be able to fire on fortifications from the coastline, all while landing over 150,000 men across nearly 70 miles of French beaches. Given the incredibly complex plan, it's no surprise that Supreme Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower had already written a letter apologizing for the failure of the invasion, which he carried in his coat pocket throughout the day. Ultimately, amphibious operations at places like Okinawa, Iwo Jima, and various parts of Europe determined the course of the war, and Amphibious Warfare in World War II: The History and Legacy of the War's Most Important Landing Operations examines these crucial events. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about World War II's amphibious warfare like never before.
Author: Dirk Anthony Ballendorf Publisher: US Naval Institute Press ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 248
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Few men have had more impact on Marine Corps history than Earl Hancock "Pete" Ellis - and none have been more controversial. Sometimes called the father of amphibious warfare, he left behind a legacy tainted by subterfuge and mystery, and his suspicious death in Micronesia in 1923 has gone unexplained for more than seventy years. This book - the result of decades of research worldwide - provides the answers, often disputing long-accepted but unsubstantiated accounts of his life and death. Was Ellis poisoned by the Japanese secret police as many historians assert, or did he drink himself to death as islanders claim? What happened to his mission notes? Was the mission sanctioned by the top U.S. military officials? Did his plans and ideas help save the Marine Corps from extinction? These and many other questions about this brilliant but troubled Marine are answered and substantiated for the first time, using family papers, fitness reports, Japanese sources, and eyewitness interviews never before available. As this biography chronicles a tragic human drama, it also records the corps's transition from naval infantry to (after Ellis's death) an amphibious assault force that was the key to one of the greatest naval campaigns in history.
Author: Donald W. Boose Publisher: www.Militarybookshop.CompanyUK ISBN: 9781907521089 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 516
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Contains the definitive history of the extensive but little known U.S. Army amphibious operations during the Korean War, 1950-1953. Provides insights to modern planners crafting future joint or combined operations in that part of the world.Originally published in 2008. Illustrated.
Author: Sir George Aston
Author: Sir George Aston
Author: George Grey Aston
Author: Sir George Aston
Author: Sir George Grey ASTON
Author: Stanley Morrison
Author: Charles River Charles River Editors
Author: Williamson Murray
Author: Dirk Anthony Ballendorf
Author: Merrill L. Bartlett
Author: Donald W. Boose