Author: Foster, Simon
Publisher: Rigel Publishing
Year: 2004
ISBN: 1898799849
Binding: Hard Cover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description: New book, 223 pages, 105 photos and maps. This book looks at the conduct of four amphibious campaigns: the capture of Quebec in 1759, the Dardanelles offensive of 1915-16, the American landings at Inchon in 1950, and the Falkland Islands war of 1982. Of the four campaigns discussed in this book, three were successful and one a failure, the examination of the causes are of considerable relevence today.