Assault from the Sea: Essays on the History of Amphibious Warfare

By Merrill L. Bartlett

Book Overview

This collection of 51 essays provides a history of amphibious landings that include European, Asian, and American operations. It describes in detail some of history's most significant amphibious assaults, as well as planned attacks that were never carried out.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870210769
• ISBN13: 9780870210761
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Naval Institute Press
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 1.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Great Historical Review

This book is used as a textbook at the United States Naval Academy and is a must read. It covers the Age of Sail (from 490 B.C.) to the Falklands in 1982. A great history reference. It contains over 50 different eras in 437 pages, so it is a fast-past book.