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	amphibious - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Amphibious Warfare, method of combat in which an attack is launched from the sea by naval and landing forces, embarked in ships or in craft...
		Amphibious warfare ships are uniquely designed to support assault from the sea against defended positions ashore.
		Amphibious assault ships, usually shortened to amphibs, phibs or popularly known as gator freighters, denotes a range of classes of warship employed to land and support ground forces on enemy...
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=amphibious (265 words)

	Amphibious warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In this modern era amphibious warfare persists in the form of commando insertion by fast patrol boats, zodiacs and mini-submersibles.
		In the modern era of warfare, an amphibious landing of infantry troops on a beachhead is the most complex of all military maneuvers.
		An early form of amphibious warfare was employed during the War of the Pacific in 1879, and saw coordination of army, navy and specialized units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Amphibious_warfare (1387 words)

	amphibious warfare. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		The typical Allied amphibious operation consisted of heavy and continued air and naval bombardment of the enemy defenses, followed by a landing of troops with complete equipment from landing craft; the landing forces were supported in the early stages by naval guns until land artillery could come into action.
		In Europe the Allies made landings on Sicily (1943) and Italy (1943–44), but the most spectacular example of amphibious warfare was the invasion of Normandy by the Allies from England on June 6, 1944 (see Normandy campaign).
		Amphibious landings later occurred in Vietnam War and in the British retaking (1982) of the Falkland Islands.
	www.bartleby.com /65/am/amphibWar.html (477 words)

	amphibious warfare - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The typical Allied amphibious operation consisted of heavy and continued air and naval bombardment of the enemy defenses, followed by a landing of troops with complete equipment from landing craft; the landing forces were supported in the early stages by naval guns until land artillery could come into action.
		In Europe the Allies made landings on Sicily (1943) and Italy (1943-44), but the most spectacular example of amphibious warfare was the invasion of Normandy by the Allies from England on June 6, 1944 (see Normandy campaign).
		Amphibious landings later occurred in Vietnam War and in the British retaking (1982) of the Falkland Islands.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/a1/amphibw1ar.asp (625 words)

	Amphibious Forces - Navy Ships
		An amphibious operation is a military operation launched from the sea by naval and landing forces embarked in ships or craft involving a landing on a hostile or potentially hostile shore.
		The principal type of amphibious operation is the amphibious assault, which is distinguished from other types of amphibious operations in that it involves establishing a force on a hostile or potentially hostile shore.
		Throughout the amphibious operation, but most particularly during the highly vulnerable ship-to-shore movement phase, success may hinge on the ability to integrate both land-based and maritime air defense resources to isolate the area of operations from hostile air platforms and airborne weapons attack to the maximum extent possible.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/amphibious.htm (1216 words)

	amphibious warfare \| Scholastic.com
		Amphibious warfare is a military operation that is launched from the sea by naval and landing forces and involves a landing on a hostile shore.
		An amphibious assault, the primary form of a combined sea-and-land operation, is conducted to establish a force ashore, usually to capture a beachhead as a necessary preliminary to further assaults ashore.
		Planes, helicopters, and landing craft are carried aboard several different types of ship: amphibious command ships that serve as the control centers of combined land-sea-air operations; amphibious assault ships specialized in launching attack planes and helicopters; and transport docking ships, which also have docking wells for small landing craft.
	content.scholastic.com /browse/article.jsp?id=5215 (647 words)

	Marine Corps Gazette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Merrill’s premise for this book is that amphibious warfare is not a recent development of the 20th century.
		Amphibious warfare is a style of warfare that involves infantry from the sea landing on an opposed beach with the objective of securing the beach.
		The editor did a good job of explaining that amphibious warfare is not a recent development, but he was unable to show how the amphibious operations prior to Gallipoli influenced WWII doctrine.
	www.mca-marines.org /gazette/2004/04dillingBR.html (272 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for amphibious warfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Amphibious Warfare Planes, tanks, ships and weapons High-tech gear used in the field.
		amphibious warfare AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE [amphibious warfare], employment of a combination of land and sea forces to take or defend a military objective.
		In modern times warfare has usually been conducted by the armed forces (e.g., army, navy, and air force) of a nation or other politically organized group.
	www.encyclopedia.com /articles/00457.html (584 words)

	Amphibious Warfare - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Amphibious Warfare, method of combat in which an attack is launched from the sea by naval and landing forces, embarked in ships or in craft...
		The ability to land ground troops on hostile shores has been a vital part of naval strategy since the 19th century.
		The British prepared for an opposed amphibious landing, a notoriously difficult military operation.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Amphibious_Warfare.html (108 words)

	The Future of the Navy's Amphibious and Maritime Prepositioning Forces
		The amount of amphibious lift available on L-class amphibious warfare ships, measured in terms of five traditional components: the number of troops, landing craft, and helicopters that can be carried as well as the amount of space for vehicles and cargo;
		The total inventory of amphibious warfare and maritime prepositioning ships under the Navy's plan and the four alternatives that CBO examined measures the overall capacity of the force.
		Amphibious lift is only one aspect of transporting and sustaining Marine Corps units in naval expeditionary operations.
	www.cbo.gov /showdoc.cfm?index=6003&sequence=5 (3396 words)

	Amphibious Warfare History
		The largest and most extensive amphibious operation to take place between the Korean and Vietnam war was the landings in Lebanon in 1958, where Soldiers and Marine landed unopposed.
		Reporters provided live television and radio coverage of the night amphibious landings that marked the beginning of Operation Restore Hope in Somalia in 1992 and the end of the UN operation during Operation United Shield in 1995.
		Because of the threat of an amphibious landing and the uncertainty of where and when it come, Iraq deployed ten divisions, totaling 80,000 men, to the defense of the Kuwait coastline.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/ops/amphibious-history.htm (1946 words)

	CHAPTER VII - THE MARITIME CAMPAIGN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Although a major amphibious operation was not conducted, the ATF played a crucial part in the overall success of Operation Desert Storm by fixing large numbers of Iraqi troops near the Kuwaiti coast and preventing their use in inland operations.
		The amphibious assault's objectives were to reduce the threat facing MARCENT by fixing enemy forces alonq the Kuwaiti coastline and destroying enemy forces in the beachhead area, and to seize the port facilities at Ash Shuaybah for sustained logistic support of MARCENT.
		Amphibious Group 3 with the 5th MEB embarked, which had left California in early December, also arrived in the theater on 12 January, and was integrated immediately into the ATF.
	www.mso509.com /gwtxt_ch7.html (16577 words)

	Royal Navy: Amphibious Warfare Training (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The Royal Marines are the Royal Navy's amphibious infantry and the United Kingdoms commandos.
		During Phase 2 training RMR ranks are made familiar with the daytime theory and drills associated with amphibious warfare.
		In addition to amphibious training within the RMR Units, RMR ranks have numerous opportunities to join the Corps on their large amphibious exercises, which are conducted regularly throughout the world.
	www.royal-marines.mod.uk /static/pages/4995.html (291 words)

	BRILL
		an “important collection”; the introduction is “a model of clarity on the historiography, definition and form of amphibious warfare”; essays “convincingly demonstrate the myopic focus of current historiography upon the modern age”, and “insightfully advance a multidisciplinary agenda”.
		The “volume is certainly a necessary and welcome addition to the history of European warfare in general and amphibious combat in particular.
		They reveal that amphibious warfare was often waged for economic reasons and was the quintessential warfare of European imperialism, for sea power was required to deliver and sustain land power.
	www.brill.nl /m_catalogue_sub6_id11514.htm (903 words)

	Amphibious Warfare - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Amphibious Warfare - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Warfare : types of warfare : amphibious warfare: World War II
		ARINC is helping the DoD extend amphibious warfare needs and other amphibious warfare efforts...
	encarta.msn.com /Amphibious_Warfare.html (242 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		An amphibious assault is one of the most complex operations in modern warfare.
		History's first amphibious task force was probably a fleet of dugout canoes and rafts that transported a band of prehistoric warriors across a river to attack an enemy village.
		The United States became seriously interested in amphibious warfare tactics in 1935 when two "Fleet Marine Forces" were formed and specially trained for amphibious warfare.
	home.hvc.rr.com /rpadden/one.html (553 words)

	Sea Mines & Countermeasures in the 20th Century : A Bibliography : Mine Warfare : Technical Reports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The basic problem, a lack of attention and emphasis of mine warfare on the part of persons in positions of decision in the defense establishment, is treated in the opening sections as a prelude to describe the need for such a paper.
		Future scenarios for mine warfare employment are developed to illustrate the importance of the mine and some of the possible areas where it may be used.
		Naval mine warfare, one of the least expensive and easiest to deploy methods of warfare, has the ability to prevent or delay opponents from achieving the critical operational functions of maneuver and mobility.
	library.nps.navy.mil /~library/bibs/seamines/warfaretech.htm (14060 words)

	Amphibious Warfare: Second World War
		Seven amphibious divisions of some 160,000 soldiers, 4,000 aircraft and 2,590 vessels participated in the invasion.
		On 9 July, strong west winds buffeted the amphibious task force, causing severe seasickness among the landing force troops, blowing vessels off course, and almost forcing postponement of the operation.
		Meanwhile, the use of amphibious craft, such as the new DUKW (amphibious truck), the LST (Tank Landing Ship), LCT (Tank Landing Craft), LCI (Landing Craft Infantry), and the LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle, Personnel) enabled landing force elements to come ashore more efficiently.
	www.exwar.org /Htm/8000PopD2.htm (1550 words)

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		Aerology and Amphibious Warfare: The Occupation of Kiska.
		Amphibious Warfare, WWII p.7 Harris, Harold D. "Naval Gunfire Support of Amphibious Operations." Lecture, Army Navy Staff College, 2 Oct 1945.
		Amphibious Warfare, WWII p.10 Semmes, Harry H. "Amtanks at Saipan." Cav Jrnl (May/Jun 1945): pp.
	www.carlisle.army.mil /usamhi/Bibliographies/ReferenceBibliographies/amphibious/ww2.doc (3321 words)

	amphibious warfare — Infoplease.com
		warfare - warfare warfare, violent conflict between armed enemies.
		The Role of Amphibious Warfare in British Defence Policy, 1945-56.
		LPD 17 readies for Oct. '04 sea trials: amphibious assault ship design stresses quality of life for sailors, Marines.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/history/A0803800.html (616 words)

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