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Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion / / Christopher D. Yung



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Autore: Yung Christopher D Visualizza persona
Titolo: Gators of Neptune : naval amphibious planning for the Normandy invasion / / Christopher D. Yung Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2006]
©2006
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54/21421
Soggetto topico: Operation Neptune
Operation Overlord
World War, 1939-1945 - Amphibious operations
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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.
Titolo autorizzato: Gators of Neptune  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-61251-518-5
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910463192303321
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