Pioneers of Amphibious Warfare, 1898-1945: Profiles of Fourteen American Military Strategists

by Leo J. Daugherty III

The planning that allowed for the successful amphibious landings at the end of World War II actually began during the 1880s as the Marine Corps sought to define its role in the new Steel Navy. Officers braved skepticism, indifference and outright opposition to develop an amphibious warfare doctrine, with each service contributing. From the 1898 war with Spain through the disastrous 1915 Australian landing to the successful World War II assaults...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786433949
• ISBN13: 9780786433940
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher