The two great amphibious operations covered in this volume are the recovery of the Gilbert Islands and the conquest of the Marshalls. Captain Morison, who took part in Operation "Galvanic," describes in great detail the planning, preparation and execution of the assaults on Makin and Tarawa, with a frank discussion of the mistakes.
The narrative then swings into the Marshalls campaign of early 1944, the most brilliant, massive and successful amphibious operation of the war up to that year.
There are several amusing interludes to these grim operations -- how the Japanese fooled us in the evacuation of Kiska, the occupation of Abemama with its R. L. Stevenson associations, and the taking of minor Marshall islands by small squads of Marines under junior officers.
The two great amphibious operations covered in this volume are the recovery of the Gilbert Islands and the conquest of the Marshalls. Captain Morison, who took part in Operation "Galvanic," describes in great detail the planning, preparation and execution of the assaults on Makin and Tarawa, with a frank discussion of the mistakes.
The narrative then swings into the Marshalls campaign of early 1944, the most brilliant, massive and successful amphibious operation of the war up to that year.
There are several amusing interludes to these grim operations -- how the Japanese fooled us in the evacuation of Kiska, the occupation of Abemama with its R. L. Stevenson associations, and the taking of minor Marshall islands by small squads of Marines under junior officers.
Aleutians, Gilberts, Marshalls: June 1942 - April 1944 - Volume 7
369Aleutians, Gilberts, Marshalls: June 1942 - April 1944 - Volume 7
369Hardcover(Revised ed.)
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780316583077 |
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Publisher: | Little, Brown and Company |
Publication date: | 01/30/1951 |
Edition description: | Revised ed. |
Pages: | 369 |
Sales rank: | 225,984 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.13(d) |
Age Range: | 13 Years |