Product Description: Whilst maritime studies tend to reflect the dominance of large navies, history shows how relatively small naval forces can have a disproportionately large impact on global events. From Confederate commerce raiders in the nineteenth century, to Somali pirates today, even the most minor of maritime forces can become a key player on a global stage...read more

Product Description: The Illustrated History from 1914 to the Present Day. Taking the unique approach of building up the different stages of an amphibious campaign chapter by chapter, Amphibious Warfare gives a complete picture of the men, commanders, strategy and tactics, ships, landing craft, tanks and aircraft, as well as the actual assaults...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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