The Overlord operation is a widely-studied episode in military history. Often overlooked is a little known U.S. operation designed to overcome logistical problems in the Overlord plan. For the first 90 days of combat the Overlord operation would...
Commander Transport Squadron Twelve, US Pacific Fleet
Landing attack orders containing ship-to-shore movement, control plan, beachmaster plan, communication plan, intelligence, smoke plan, medical plan, boat pool plan, pontoon causeway and barge plan.
This document contains material whose purpose has been to record significant incidents and conditions, dates and statistics, and methods and opinions of those who were part of the Seventh Amphibious Force.
Amphibious operations conducted in Vietnam bear little resemblance to the massive landings carried out by the US Naval Forces in World War II, or in Korea. The orientation of Republic of Vietnam Navy's leaders toward ground warfare and the lack of...
United States Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Headquarters of the Commander in Chief
This volume was prepared for the purpose to make available the information on existing facilities at each advance base in the Central Pacific Area in June of 1945. The paragraph outline presents the following facts about the islands described:...
Operations Plans by the commander of Ambibious Group Nine, A.D. Struble, for the Transport Squadron Thirteen for the landing on Luzon, Philippines in 1945.
Includes the naval gunfire report, air report, and artillery report of the V Amphibious Corps regarding the training and planning for the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II contained in annex Charlie.
The report is a chronological narrative of events pertaining to the 7th Infantry Division Artillery immediately prior to and during the RYUKUS Campaign, compiled for historical purposes, and includes comments, recommendations, and records deemed to...
Covers abbreviations, definitions, symbols, channels of command, operation orders, landing tables, air support proforma, meteorological data, landing ships and craft, amphibian and aircraft, dimensions of vehicles and equipment, engineer and...
This is the seventh guide in a series published as an aid to training engineer amphibian units. It is a basic manual for officers and enlisted men in engineer shore battalions and other engineer amphibian units operating on the far shore. It...
United States. Marine Corps. Division, 4th. Amphibious Track Battalion, 10th
This reports' intent is to present in a narrative form the events of the 4th Marine Division, 10th Amphibious Track Battalion during its involvement in the Iwo Jima operation.
Operations report of the Fourth Marine Division in Iwo Jima from February 19 to March 16, 1945. Including sections: planning and preparations, movement to objective, ship to shore movement, narrative of operation, progress of attack, and comments...
Journal of Amphibious Group Two regarding the planning, assault, operations, naval gunfire, air support, aerology, communications, damages, and ships roster of the naval operations for the invasion of Iwo Jima during World War II. Includes...
Discusses field artillery in amphibious operations from planning, embarkation and rehearsal to movement to the objective, landing and assault, consolidation and coordination with other arms.
"This booklet contains information affecting the employment of engineer units and is being issued for the purpose of assisting in overall engineer planning. The information has been gathered from War Department and Southwest Pacific Area...
This report contains information drawn from action reports of amphibious operations on Iwo Jima. Included is a narrative of events, naval gunfire, air support, military intelligence, ship to shore movement, landing craft and logistics.