u s marines amphibious theory practice von isely jeter crowl philip (1 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. 8vo. Published by The Marine Corp Association Bookstore. Quantico, VA, 1988. Vii, 636 pgs. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Not only a just appraisal of the campaigns waged by Marines in World War II; it is a documentation of the Marine struggle to prove the feasibility of amphibious warfare. Relentlessly accurate and impartial. Originally published in 1951, this book is a widely regarded classic on US Marine amphibious doctrine and operations employed in the Pacific during the Second World War. The authors describe in detail the development of the theoretical aspects of amphibious assault in the inter-war period, but devote the vast majority of the narrative to the various landings and their core strategies, using Japanese documents "to sketch in the background of military decisions made by the enemy. " A must for those who wish to understand the American war against Japan. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.