Amphibious Warfare: Battle on the Beaches
- ISBN-10
- 1612006159
- ISBN-13
- 9781612006154
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-06-20
- Publisher
- Casemate
- Authors
- Oscar E Gilbert, Romain Cansiere
Description
A concise history of amphibious landings from World War I to the present day.
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Other editions
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- 2014-06-10
- 224 pages
- Ebook
- Amber Books Ltd
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