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Amphibious operations / by Whitehouse, Arch,1895-1979.(CARDINAL)125431;
Includes bibliography.
Subjects: Amphibious warfare;
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Amphibious techniques / by Ladd, James D.(CARDINAL)738806; Bryan, Tony,illustrator.(CARDINAL)509851; Sarson, Peter,illustrator.(CARDINAL)735385;
Describes the various types of craft used in a typical beach assault operation including escort carriers, assault ships, helicopters, submarines and tanks. Also discusses new technological developments in amphibious warfare.
Subjects: Amphibious warfare;
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The campaign for the Sugar Islands, 1759; a study of amphibious warfare. / by Smelser, Marshall.(CARDINAL)143040; Institute of Early American History and Culture (Williamsburg, Va.)(CARDINAL)138425;
"Bibliographical note": pages 199-201.
Subjects: English West Indian Expedition, 1759.; Old State Library Collection.;
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It's a Big Show - But Not For Laughs by Morgan, Fred T.(CARDINAL)207860;
Subjects: It's a Big Show But Not For Laughs, Amphibious Warfare Training.;
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Storm landings : epic amphibious battles in the Central Pacific / by Alexander, Joseph H.,1938-2014.(CARDINAL)208832;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-232) and index.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; Amphibious warfare.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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U.S. amphibious ships and craft : an illustrated design history / by Friedman, Norman,1946-(CARDINAL)134877;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 645-652) and index.Machine generated contents note: List of Tables ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- List of Abbreviations xiii --Part One. Developing Amphibious Warfare -- 1 Introduction 3 -- 2 Developing the Techniques 17 -- 3 Transports 23 -- 4 Landing Craft 67 -- 5 The British Connection 103 --Part Two. World War II Developments -- 6 Attack Transports and Conversions 151 -- 7 Increasing Demand for Landing Craft 207 -- 8 Fire Support 223 -- 9 Command and Control 261 --Part Three. Postwar Developments -- 10 Perfecting the Technique 287 -- 11 The Fast Submarine and the Fast Amphibious Force 311 -- 12 The Bomb and Vertical Envelopment 347 -- 13 New Landing Craft 383 --Part Four. The Sixties and Beyond -- 14 Fire Support Revisited 403 -- 15 A New-Generation Amphibious Flagship 425 -- 16 Over the Horizon Assault 433 -- 17 Preparing for the Future 457 --Appendixes -- A Maritime Prepositioning and Sealift 467 -- B Landing Craft/Ship Programs 481 -- C Amphibious Ships 495 -- Notes 621 -- Bibliography 645 -- Index 653.
Subjects: Amphibious assault ships; Landing craft; Amphibious warfare;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Landing-force manual : United States Navy, 1920 / by United States.Navy Department.(CARDINAL)144343;
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; United States. Navy; United States. Navy; Landing operations.; Amphibious warfare.; Naval ceremonies, honors, and salutes.;
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Engineers of victory : the problem solvers who turned the tide in the Second World War / by Kennedy, Paul M.,1945-(CARDINAL)131395;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Engineers of Victory" is a new account of how the tide was turned against the Nazis by the Allies in the Second World War, the focus being on the problem-solvers: Major-General Perry Hobart, who invented the "funny tanks" which flattened the curve on the D-Day beaches; Flight Lieutenant Ronnie Harker "the man who put the Merlin in the Mustang"; and Captain "Johnny" Walker, the convoy captain who worked out how to sink U-boats with a "creeping barrage".
Subjects: Amphibious warfare; Bombing, Aerial; Naval convoys; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 25
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An illustrated guide to the modern US Navy, the world's most advanced naval power / by Jordan, John,1947-(CARDINAL)328893;
Aircraft carriers -- Cruisers -- Destroyers -- Frigates -- Patrol combatants -- Amphibious warfare vessels -- Support ships -- Replenishment ships -- Weapons and sensors.
Subjects: United States. Navy.;
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Seizure of the Gilberts and Marshalls / by Crowl, Philip A.(Philip Axtell),1914-1991.(CARDINAL)162389; Love, Edmund G.(CARDINAL)151256;
"Bibliographical note": pages 377-381.A study in amphibious warfare that describes how the imperfections of American amphibious doctrine, first revealed at Tarawa and Makin, were corrected in the highly successful landings on Kwajalein and Roi-Namur.The decision to strike through the Central Pacific -- Selection of targets and tactical planning -- Preparing for the attack -- The enemy -- The landings on Makin -- Reduction of the West Tank Barrier -- Consolidating the beachhead -- Makin Taken -- The capture of Tarawa -- Strategic and tactical significance of the Gilberts Operations -- Tactical planning for the Marshalls -- Training, logistics, and preliminary operations -- Japanese defenses in the Marshalls -- The invasion of Southern Kwajalein -- Reduction of the main defenses of Kwajalein Island -- Kwajalein Island: the third day -- End of the battle for Southern Kwajalein -- The capture of Majuro and Roi-Namur -- The seizure of Eniwetok Atoll -- Consolidating the victory -- Tactical and strategic consequences of the Marshalls operation.
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
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