Winds waves & warriors : battling the surf at Normandy, Tarawa, Inchon / Thomas M. Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Thomas, 1936- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military oceanography--United States.

Military oceanography.

Amphibious warfare--History--20th century.

Amphibious warfare.

World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.

World War, 1939-1945.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Amphibious operations.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Marine meteorology.

World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--France--Normandy.

Tarawa, Battle of, Kiribati, 1943.

Inchon Landing, Inchʻŏn, Korea, 1950.

History.

United States--History, Military.

United States.

History, Military.

Military campaigns.

France--Normandy.

Kiribati.

Korea.

Genre:

History.

Military history.

Physical Description:

xi, 154 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Wind waves and warriors

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Winds, Waves, and Warriors examines the oceanographic conditions that U.S. military planners considered, or should have considered, when landing troops and vehicles on the beach at three historic amphibious assaults: Normandy, Tarawa, and Inchon. Oceanographer Thomas M. Mitchell brings welcome insight into a little-studied yet extraordinary aspect of ground warfare by explaining why certain tidal and weather conditions existed at those specific places and times, and how they affected the army and marine foot soldiers fighting to get ashore"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prelude to Normandy

Training oceanographic meteorologists

Low spring tide at Normandy

Surf forecasting for resupply after D-Day

Beach terrain

Neap tide at bloody Tarawa

High spring tide at Inchon.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-148) and index.

ISBN:

9780807172230

0807172235

OCLC:

1090972564