U.S. Naval Gunfire Support in the Pacific War: A Study of the Development and Application of Doctrine (New Perspectives on the Second World War)

Mitchener, Donald K.

ISBN 10: 1949668126 / ISBN 13: 9781949668124

Editore: Andarta Books, an imprint of Uni, 2021

HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized. Codice articolo M1949668126Z3

Riassunto:

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 interwar years to address problems inherent in situations in which amphibious assaults required support by naval gunfire rather than land-based artillery.

In this detailed study, Donald K. Mitchener documents and analyzes the prewar development of this doctrine as well as its application and evolution between the years 1943–1945. The historical consensus is that the test at Tawara was successful and increased the efficiency with which U.S. forces were able to apply the doctrine in the Pacific theater for the remainder of the Second World War. Mitchener challenges this view, arguing that the reality was much more complex. He reveals that strategic concerns often took precedence over the lessons learned in the initial engagement, and that naval planners' failure to stay up to date with the latest doctrinal developments and applications sometimes led them to ignore these lessons altogether. U.S. Naval Gunfire Support in the Pacific War presents an important analysis that highlights the human cost of misinterpreting strategic and tactical realities.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Donald K. Mitchener is a naval historian, lecturer, and fellow of the Military History Center at the University of North Texas. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory and Review Board for Global War Studies.

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Titolo: U.S. Naval Gunfire Support in the Pacific ...
Casa editrice: Andarta Books, an imprint of Uni
Data di pubblicazione: 2021
Legatura: hardcover
Condizione: Good