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ISBN
9781612006161
Genre
Algemeen
Verschenen
19-08-2018
Bindwijze
Ebook EPUB
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Casemate Publishers
Auteur(s)
Oscar E. Gilbert ; Romain V. Cansière
Amphibious Warfare
Battle on the Beaches
Reeks: Casemate Short History
Oscar E. Gilbert ; Romain V. Cansière
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“An
easily
accessible
short
history”
of
offensive
military
operations
on
hostile
shores
from
the
authors
of
First
to
Fight:
The
U.S.
Marines
in
World
War
I
(Midwest
Book
Review).One
of
the
most
difficult
types
of
warfare
to
master,
landing
on
a
hostile
beach
requires
scrupulous
planning
and
intense
coordination
between
the
air,
sea,
and
land
forces.With
a
history
reaching
back
to
the
Persians
landing
on
the
Greek
shores
at
the
Battle
of
Marathon
in
490
BC,
it
was
the
First
World
War
that
marked
the
beginning
of
modern
amphibious
warfare,
with
the
Royal
Marines
combining
their
efforts
with
the
Royal
Navy.
Despite
the
disastrous
Gallipoli
amphibious
operation
to
seize
the
Dardanelles
Straits
in
1915,
the
Royal
Navy
and
US
Marine
Corps
continued
to
develop
new
landing
crafts
through
the
interwar
years.
The
Second
World
War
proved
more
successful
for
amphibious
warfare,
with
the
Japanese
invasion
of
the
Philippines
in
1941
crushing
the
American
forces
defending
the
Pacific
islands
and
the
D-Day
landings
by
the
Allied
troops
in
1944
initiating
the
beginning
of
the
end
of
the
war
in
Europe.This
accessible
short
history
looks
at
the
historical
development
of
amphibious
warfare,
telling
the
stories
of
particular
landings
and
the
units
that
have
taken
part
in
this
unique
type
of
warfare.
The
Royal
Marines
and
US
Marine
Corps
continue
to
evolve
and
play
a
crucial
role
in
defense
today,
with
specialized
amphibious
warfare
ships
being
deployed
to
enable
elite
forces
to
respond
promptly
to
threats
across
the
globe.“A
brief
but
very
useful
overview
of
an
important
aspect
of
modern
warfare.”
—Baird Maritime
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