An academic study of the relationship between British amphibious capability and defence policy during the onset of the Cold War, this book argues that the relative neglect of expeditionary forces in favour of a continental European focus left capability deficient at the time of the Suez crisis.

Despite its illustrated coffee table format, this primer by two British defence academics analyses step-by-step preparation and execution of amphibious operations and has valuable chapters on logistics and equipment.

This paper examines the contribution of multinational sea power during the crisis intervention in East Timor in 1999–2000 with emphasis on the maritime logistical dimension which enabled INTERFET to function effectively.

This paper is an academic analysis of the US Marine Corps’ concept for amphibious warfare, operational manoeuvre from the sea (OMFTS), examining the history of amphibious warfare from 1941 to the present and arguing that OMFTS is an incomplete concept, neglecting historical constraints and demands on amphibious warfare, and needs refinement.

We Were One’s focus is on the tactical level of operations in Iraq. Patrick O’Donnell was embedded with a company of Marines who helped take Fallujah.

Discusses the moral and legal constraints on the use of force that the armies of liberal states must face when fighting in urban areas.

A classic, hailed by historians worldwide as the definitive account of World War II’s most harrowing battle.

This modern history documents the transformation of the US military from the draft force of Vietnam to the professional volunteer force of the modern era, spanning from Vietnam to the Gulf War.

The authors address one of the most intriguing questions of warfighting—how do well trained, professional and technologically advanced armies sometimes fail against a lesser opponent?