US World War II Amphibious Tactics: Mediterranean & European Theaters
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US World War II Amphibious Tactics: Mediterranean & European Theaters
By (Author) Gordon L. Rottman
Illustrated by Peter Dennis
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Osprey Publishing
10th September 2006
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Second World War
Modern warfare
Land forces and warfare
940.5421
Physical Properties
Paperback
64
Width 184mm, Height 248mm, Spine 7mm
240g
Description
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.
Reviews
"US World War II Amphibious Tactics will provide the enthusiast of the European and North African theaters an affordable, concise overview of equipment, formations and tactics utilized in the massive sea-borne landings during WWII." --John Adams-Graf, Military Trader Magazine
"I have to tell you that I found a lot of new information in this book. It also showed me that an amphibious assault took a great deal of planning and coordination to pull off, so it is pretty amazing that they all worked out. It is a book that I know you'll enjoy and [I] recommend it without hesitation." --Scott Van Aken, modelingmadness.com
Author Bio
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 196970 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Centre for 12 years and is now a full-time author, living in Texas. Peter Dennis was born in 1950 and, having been inspired by contemporary magazines such as 'Look and Learn', studied illustration at Liverpool Art College. He has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on hstorical subjects. Based in Nottinghamshire, he is a keen wargamer and modelmaker.
