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Yung Christopher D |
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Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion / / Christopher D. Yung |
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Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2006] |
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©2006 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Operation Neptune |
Operation Overlord |
World War, 1939-1945 - Amphibious operations |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; List of Acronyms and Glossary ; 1. The Commanders; 2. Neptune Planning in Doctrinal Context; 3. Foundation of Invasion ; 4. Cross-Atlantic Games of Ball ; 5. Hard Choices; 6. Neptune Plans ; 7. From Duck to Gabius and the Tragedy of Slapton Sands; 8. Execution ; 9. Neptune: Its Lessons and Legacies; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A research analyst for the Center for Naval Analyses offers a rare historical account of the Royal and U.S. Navies' involvement in one of the greatest amphibious assaults of modern history. It is a story of cooperation and, at times, discord, between the two navies as they planned the naval portion of the Allied invasion of Normandy. With the evolution of amphibious warfare as a backdrop, the book has sufficient technical detail to satisfy the modern day practitioner of amphibious warfare, yet is written in a style that makes it accessible to the general public. Thoroughly researched at the U. |
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