Pioneers of Amphibious Warfare, 1898-1945

Profiles of Fourteen American Military Strategists

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

AvLeo J. Daugherty,III Daugherty, Leo J.

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The planning that allowed for the successful amphibious landings at the end of World War II actually began during the 1880s as the Marine Corps sought to define its role in the new Steel Navy. Officers braved skepticism, indifference and outright opposition to develop an amphibious warfare doctrine, with each service contributing. From the 1898 war with Spain through the disastrous 1915 Australian landing to the successful World War II assaults in the Pacific and northwest France, this chronological history explores the successes and failures pivotal to the concept of amphibious warfare through the lives and careers of fourteen officers instrumental to its development. Profiles include General George S. Patton, Jr.; Rear Admiral Walter C. Ansel, USN; Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune, USMC; Admiral William Sims, USN; and Colonel Robert W. Huntington, USMC.

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Utgivningsdatum2009-04-24
Mått178 x 254 x 23 mm
Vikt789 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor456
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786433940

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Preface Part I: The Era of the Advanced Base Force, 1880–19181. Colonel Robert W. Huntington, USMC 2. Admiral William S. Sims, USN 3. Major General George Barnett, USMC 4. Major General Eli K. Cole, USMC Part II: The Interwar Years, 1919–19405. Brigadier General Dion Williams, USMC 6. Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Austell Cunningham, USMC 7. Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune, USMC 8. Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap, USMC 9. Colonel Ellis B. Miller, USMC 10. Major General John H. Russell, Jr., USMC Part III: The War Years, 1941–194511. Lieutenant General Pedro del Valle, USMC 12. Rear Admiral Walter C. Ansel, USN 13. Lieutenant General Arthur G. Trudeau, USA 14. General George S. Patton, Jr., USA Appendix: Amphibious Assault Plans Chapter Notes Index