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U.S. naval gunfire support in the Pacific war : a study of the development and application of doctrine /

On November 20, 1943, the U.S. military invaded the Tarawa Atoll of the Gilbert Islands as part of the first American offensive in the Central Pacific region during World War II. This invasion marked more than one first, as it was also the introductory test of a doctrine developed during the interwa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mitchener, Donald K. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lexington : Andarta Books, an imprint of the University Press of Kentucky, [2021]
Series:New perspectives on the Second World War.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
Naval gunnery > Case studies.
Military doctrine > United States > Case studies.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
Table of Contents:
  • Why naval gunfire support?
  • Doctrine, the tentative manual, and FTP 167
  • Operation Galvanic
  • Operation Flintlock
  • Operation Forager
  • Operation Stalemate II
  • Operation Detachment
  • Conclusions.