At the end of World War I, US naval planners assessed the naval operations of that conflict and came to the conclusion that a fleet lost 10% of its combat capability for every 1,000 miles (1600 km) it operated away from its base. The implications of this assessment were then compounded by the fortifications clause …
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Amphibious Warfare – The Tank Landing Ship (III)
For a transoceanic passage, the LST Mk 2 could carry one landing landing craft (LCT Mk 5 or LCT Mk 6) for side-launching, and this was a feature which was sometimes also used for the carriage of LCTs to the vicinity of an amphibious assault. In LST beaching operations, a satisfactory manner to bridge the …
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The Battle for Iwo Jima
The order of battle and details for the allied forces’ assault on Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima – the penultimate step in the US advance to the Japanese home islands
Details of Japan’s defensive measures and plans on Iwo Jima, in preparation for the inevitable US invasion.