U.S. Marines and Amphibious Warfare
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2016
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-65336-5 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-65336-5 (ISBN)
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"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." --N.Y. Times. Originally published in 1951. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make availabl
"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." --N.Y. Times. Originally published in 1951. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
"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." --N.Y. Times. Originally published in 1951. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface and Acknowledgments, pg. v*Contents, pg. ix*I. MISSION OF THE U.S. MARINES, THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT, pg. 1*II. EVOLUTION OF AN AMPHIBIOUS DOCTRINE, 1901-1934, pg. 14*III. TRAINING FOR AMPHIBIOUS WAR, 1934-1942, pg. 45*IV. BACKGROUND FOR GUADALCANAL, THE DECISION TO ATTACK, pg. 72*V. INITIAL OFFENSIVES, SOLOMONS-NEW BRITAIN-NEW GUINEA, pg. 99*VI. THE FIRST MAJOR ASSAULT, TARAWA, pg. 192*VII. THE MARSHALLS, GAINING MOMENTUM, pg. 253*VIII. THE MARIANAS, BASES FOR THE A.A.F., pg. 310*IX. PALAU AND THE PHILIPPINES: MARINES IN SUPPORT OF MACARTHUR, pg. 392*X. THE SUPREME TEST, IWO JIMA, pg. 432*XI. OKINAWA, SPRINGBOARD TO JAPAN, pg. 531*XII. AMPHIBIOUS PROGRESS, 1941-1945, pg. 580*REFERENCES, pg. 591*INDEX, pg. 627
| Erscheinungsdatum | 27.05.2016 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Princeton Legacy Library |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 1077 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-65336-4 / 0691653364 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-65336-5 / 9780691653365 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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