Author:
Gilbert, Oscar E. author.
ImprintOxford ; Philadelphia : Casemate, 2018.
Description160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note:Amphibious operations in antiquity -- European colonialism and new worlds -- The age of Napoleon, and the rise of new powers -- The American advanced base force concept, and the Great War of 1914-1918 -- The interwar period and development of a modern doctrine - Axis domination -- The war in the Pacific -- Picking at the edges: North Africa and the Mediterranean -- Return to western Europe -- The cold war -- The post-cold war era and the modern Middle East.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page 156) and index.
