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U.S. naval gunfire support in the Pacific war : a study of the development and application of doctrine / Donald K. Mitchener. [electronic resource]
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mitchener, Donald K., author.
- Series:
- New perspectives on the Second World War.
- Kentucky scholarship online.
- New perspectives on the Second World War
- Kentucky scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Pacific Area.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Naval gunnery--United States--Case studies.
- Naval gunnery.
- Military doctrine--United States--Case studies.
- Military doctrine.
- World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Amphibious operations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 303 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (black and white).
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : Andarta Books, [2021]
- Summary:
- On November 20, 1943, the United States invaded the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands as part of the first American offensive in the Central Pacific region during World War II. This invasion marked more than one first, as it was also the introductory test of a doctrine developed during the interwar years to address problems inherent in situations where amphibious assaults require support by naval gunfire rather than land-based artillery. In this detailed study, Donald K. Mitchener documents and analyzes the prewar development of this doctrine as well as its application and evolution between the years 1943-1945.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2021.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-949668-15-0
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