Gordon L. Rottman

US World War II Amphibious Tactics (eBook, PDF)

Mediterranean & European Theaters
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

The US armed forces pioneered amphibious warfare in the Pacific and by the time of the D-day landings they had perfected the special equipment and tactics necessary for this extraordinarily difficult and risky form of warfare. This fact-packed study details the doctrine, equipment and tactics that evolved between the North African landings of November 1942 and those in the South of France in August 1944, and illustrates many aspects of the physical realities of assault landings through the use of photos, diagrams and color plates.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781782000587
• Artikelnr.: 44861861

Autorenporträt

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction · Prewar development of amphibious doctrine
US Army vs US Navy · Evolution of doctrine and techniques: operations in North Africa
Sicily
Anzio
Normandy · Evolution of training · Organization of amphibious and landing forces · Command and control of operations · Amphibious warfare ships & landing craft