The emergence of American amphibious warfare, 1898-1945 / David S. Nasca.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nasca, David S., 1979- author.

Series:

Studies in naval history and sea power

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amphibious warfare--History.

Amphibious warfare.

History.

United States--History, Naval--20th century.

United States.

Naval history.

United States--Armed Forces--History--20th century.

Armed Forces.

Genre:

History.

Naval history.

Physical Description:

xii, 338 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2020]

Summary:

"The Emergence of American Amphibious Warfare, 1898-1945 examines how the United States became a superpower through amphibious operations in order to project military power. While other major world powers pursued and embraced different weapons and technologies in order to create different means of waging war, the United States was one of the few countries that spent decades training, developing, and employing amphibious warfare to pursue its national interests"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Amphibious warfare helps win the Spanish-American War

Growing use of amphibious warfare from 1900 to 1918

Amphibious warfare reexamined during the interwar years

The golden age of amphibious warfare.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Nasca, David S., 1979- The emergence of American amphibious warfare, 1898-1945

ISBN:

9781682475041

1682475042

OCLC:

1111652393