DELIVERING DESTRUCTION: American Firepower and Amphibious Assault from Tarawa to Iwo Jima
The U.S. Marine Corps' operational success in the Pacific War rested upon two dominant themes: committed theoretical preparation and courageous battlefield action. The Marines wrestled with the conceptual challenges of the amphibious assault in the 1920s and 1930s and developed the tools and methods necessary to seize a hostile beach. Photos.
Format: Hardbound
Pages: 230
Publisher: Naval Institute
Publishing status: Current
ISBN: 9781682471340
Item #: 7954956
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