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

• Autore: Yung Christopher D
• Pubblicazione: Annapolis, Maryland : , : Naval Institute Press, , [2006]; ©2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 940.54/21421
• Soggetto topico: Operation Neptune; Operation Overlord; World War, 1939-1945 - Amphibious operations
• 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
• ISBN: 9781612515182; 1612515185
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968130503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II