| Description |
xx, 235 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm |
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Shipping list no.: 2020-0201-P. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A study in amphibiosity -- The militarization of Cyprus -- Planning the assault G-5 to G-1 -- The G-day assault -- Consolidating the lodgment G+1 to G+2 -- The operational pause, 23 July-13 August 1974 -- Breakout to Phase Line Attila, 14-16 August 1974 -- Reflections on amphibiosity. |
| Summary |
"This monograph will prove to be one of the more valuable works ever written on the efficacy of modern era amphibious warfare. While many students of military affairs have assumed that large-scale forcible entry amphibious operations are a thing of the past, the authors have done an outstanding job, in just eight concise and well-written chapters, to demonstrate how amphibious warfare, in combination with other joint operations, can prove decisive on modern-day battlefields. Covering a little-known combat operation that incredibly involved two neighboring North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies--Greece and Turkey--the 1974 battle known in Turkey as Operation Star Drop-4 and erroneously in the West as Operation Attila, took place on the perpetually restive island nation of Cyprus. Moreover, the authors have finally brought to light what is "arguably only one of two such [amphibious] operations" fought since 1945 that involved a substantially opposed landing. The operation also included the heavy use of airborne, airmobile, naval surface, and other follow-on armored forces that proved decisive toward relative Turkish success on Cyprus in 1974"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Cyprus -- History -- Turkish Invasion, 1974.
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Turkey -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Amphibious warfare -- History -- 20th century.
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Landing operations -- History -- 20th century.
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Cyprus -- History.
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Cyprus. Ethnik Phroura.
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Cyprus. Ethnik Phroura. (OCoLC)fst01998074
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Amphibious warfare. (OCoLC)fst00807951
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Landing operations. (OCoLC)fst00991711
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Cyprus. (OCoLC)fst01205213
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Turkey. (OCoLC)fst01208963
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Turkish Invasion of Cyprus (Cyprus : 1974) (OCoLC)fst01907636 |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Military history. (OCoLC)fst01411630
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| Added Author |
Uyar, Mesut, author.
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Marine Corps University (U.S.). Press, issuing body.
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| Added Title |
Amphibious campaign for Cyprus, 1974 |
| ISBN |
9781732003088 (hardcover) |
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1732003084 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0386-A-12 |
| Sudoc No. |
D 214.513:AT 8 |
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