Assault from the Sea

Assault from the Sea

Author: Blythe Bartlett

Publisher: Naval Institute Press

ISBN: 9781612515755

Category: History

Page: 466

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This collection of 51 essays provides a history of amphibious landings that include European, Asian, and American operations. It describes in detail some of history's most significant amphibious assaults, as well as planned attacks that were never carried out.

Counterinsurgency and the United States Marine Corps

Counterinsurgency and the United States Marine Corps

Author: Leo J. Daugherty III

Publisher: McFarland

ISBN: 9780786462735

Category: History

Page: 474

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Volume 2 continues the history of the U.S. Marine Corps' involvement in "small wars" after World War II, beginning with advisory efforts with the Netherlands Marine Korps (1943-1946). The authors describe counterinsurgency efforts during the Korean War (1950-1953), the development of vertical assault tactics in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, counterinsurgency in Southeast Asia (1962-1975), involvement in Central America (1983-1989), and present-day conflicts, including the War on Terror and operations in Iraq and Libya.

Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988/1989--H.R. 1748 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session

Hearings on National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988/1989--H.R. 1748 and Oversight of Previously Authorized Programs Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session

Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Seapower and Strategic and Critical Materials

Publisher:

ISBN: STANFORD:36105045135352

Category: Sea-power

Page: 808

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Assault from the Sea

Assault from the Sea

Author: Curtis A. Utz

Publisher:

ISBN: 0160503248

Category:

Page: 55

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Demonstrates how the Navy's veteran leadership, flexible organization, versatile ships and aircraft, and great mobility gave General of the Army, Douglas A. MacArthur, the ability to launch a catastrophic offensive against the North Korean invaders of South Korea. Chapters: North Korean invasion and UN reaction; preparing for Operation Chromite; the "Blackbeard of Yonghung Do"; "Ten Enemy Vessels Approaching"; "Land the Landing Force"; storming ashore at red beach; Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Marine; the vital LST; taking the initiative at Blue Beach; a night in Inchon; objective: Seoul; and over-the-beach logistics. Action photos and paintings in color and B&W.