The U.S. Marines and amphibious war : its theory, and its practice in the Pacific / by Jeter A. Isely and Philip A. Crowl.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Isely, Jeter Allen, author.

Crowl, Philip A. (Philip Axtell), 1914-1991, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Marine Corps.

United States.

Amphibious warfare.

World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Ocean.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (655 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1951.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"Not only a just appraisal of the campaigns waged by Marines in World War II; it is a documentation of the Marine struggle to prove the feasibility of amphibious warfare.... Relentlessly accurate and impartial." -N.Y. Times.Originally published in 1951.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface and Acknowledgments

Contents

I. MISSION OF THE U.S. MARINES, THE AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT

II. EVOLUTION OF AN AMPHIBIOUS DOCTRINE, 1901-1934

III. TRAINING FOR AMPHIBIOUS WAR, 1934-1942

IV. BACKGROUND FOR GUADALCANAL, THE DECISION TO ATTACK

V. INITIAL OFFENSIVES, SOLOMONS-NEW BRITAIN-NEW GUINEA

VI. THE FIRST MAJOR ASSAULT, TARAWA

VII. THE MARSHALLS, GAINING MOMENTUM

VIII. THE MARIANAS, BASES FOR THE A.A.F.

IX. PALAU AND THE PHILIPPINES: MARINES IN SUPPORT OF MACARTHUR

X. THE SUPREME TEST, IWO JIMA

XI. OKINAWA, SPRINGBOARD TO JAPAN

XII. AMPHIBIOUS PROGRESS, 1941-1945

REFERENCES

INDEX

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

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ISBN:

9780691653365

0691653364

9781400879465

1400879469

OCLC:

967589484