USAMHI Amphibious RefBranch rc/dv Jul 90 AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE, WWII A Working Bibliography Contents File 1 General Accounts..........................p.2 Wartime Doctrine/Lessons..................p.2 Naval Role General................................p.4 Specific Aspects.......................p.5 Intelligence General................................p.5 Reconnaissance.........................p.6 Fire Support Ship Gunfire...........................p.6 Air....................................p.7 Field Arty.............................p.8 Other..................................p.8 File 2 Antiaircraft..............................p.9 Armor.....................................p.9 Engineer Support..........................p.10 Supply/Loading............................p.11 Landing Vehicles Gen/Misc...............................p.11 LVT's..................................p.12 AMTRAC's...............................p.12 Training..................................p.13 Operations Mediterranean Theater..................p.14 European Theater.......................p.14 Pacific Theater........................p.14 Misc......................................p.15 Postwar Lessons Immediate (1945-48)....................p.15 Longer Term............................p.16 Amphib War, WWII p.2 GENERAL ACCOUNTS Burton, Earl. ...By Sea and By Land: The Story of Our Amphibious Forces. NY: Whittlesey House, McGraw-Hill, 1944. 218 p. D769.45B87. Godson, Susan H. The Development of Amphibious Warfare in World War II as Reflected in the Campaigns of Admiral John Lesslie Hall Jr., USN. PhD dss, Amer Univ, 1979. 411 p. D773G629. Ladd, J.D. Assault from the Sea, 1939-45: The Craft, the Landings, the Men. NY: Hippocrene, 1976. 256 p. U260L32. Lowe, Bill. "Dieppe and Tarawa." Marine Corps Gazette (Feb 1946): pp. 32-35. Per. Major trends in evolution of landing operations. Matloff, Maurice. Strategic Planning for Coalition Warfare, 1941- 1942. Vol 2. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1953-59. D769A533v4pt3v2. See index. Merillat, H.L. "Guadalcanal to Normandy." Marine Corps Gazette 28 (Aug 1944): pp. 8-9. Per. Contrasts the two opns. O'Daniel, John W. Papers. 9 boxes. Arch. Served in ETO & Med. See also: - Marines - Non-US Amphibious Warfare, WWII" (Amphib) WARTIME DOCTRINE/LESSONS "Amphibious Troops." Army & Navy Register (6 Mar 1943): p. 1. Per. Statement of Sec Navy before House Appropriations Subcomm on use of marines and amphibious troops. Anstey, E.E. "Triphibious Triumph." Cav Journal (Jul-Aug 1944): pp. 2-5. Per. Air-land-sea coordination. Amphib War, WWII p.3 Arnold, A.V. "Preparation for a Division Amphibious Operation." Mil Review (May 1945): pp. 3-11. Per. For assault on Kwajalein, Jan-Feb 1944. Belleroche, Pierre. "Disembarking Operations." Coast Arty Journal (May-Jun 1942): pp. 23-29. Per. New developments change disembarking. Browning, Miles R. "Basic Concept of the Task Force." Marine Corps Gazette (Jul 1945): pp. 31-34. Per. Cushman, Robert E. "Battalion Landing Teams in Amphibious Operations." Marine Corps Gazette (Jan 1945): pp. 11-20. Per. Dempsey, David. "The Three R's of Invasions." Marine Corps Gazette (May 1945): p. 12. Per. Operational basics. Donovan, J.A. "How to Combat Transport Boredom." Marine Corps Gazette (Jun 1945): pp. 42-43. Per. Troop-leading advice. Emigh, James M. "Planning Phase of Amphibious Operations as a Prelude to Jungle Operation." Mil Review (Nov 1944): pp. 33- 37. Per. Gordon-Finlayson, R. "Lessons from Salerno." Mil Review (Jul 1944): pp. 91-92. Per. Lyon, H. "Landing Team Sergeant Major." Marine Corps Gazette (Aug 1945): pp. 23-25. Per. His job during preparation, shipboard, and combat phases. Merillat, Herbert N. "Landing Operations." Cav Journal (Sep-Oct 1943): pp. 16-19. Per. Problems connected with amphib opns. U.S. Army Ground Forces. Observer Board, MTO. Lessons Derived from Operations at Casablanca and Oran. Wash, DC, 1943. 29 p. D766.82U5. U.S. War Dept. Landing Operations on Hostile Shores. FM 31-5, Jun 1942. 204 p. FM. And eds of Oct 43 (84 p.) & Nov 44 (265 p.). _________. General Staff. Operations Division Information Bulletin: Amphibious Supplement. Wash, DC, Feb-Jan 1945. U740O63. Amphib War, WWII p.4 U.S. War Dept. Technical Mission to Central Pacific Area. Marshall Islands--Japanese Defense and Battle Damage: Comments on Amphibious Operations. HQ, US Army Forces Central Pacific Area, 1944. 57 p. E767.935U58. Vandegrift, Alexander. "Amphibious Miracle of Our Time." Marine Corps Gazette (Oct 1944): pp. 3-9. Per. Development of the science of amphib opns. NAVAL ROLE - GENERAL Dyer, George C. The Amphibians Came to Conquer: The Story of Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner. Wash, DC: GPO, 1972. 1278 p. D767D9. Edwards, Kenneth. "The U.S. Navy in This War." Mil Review (Mar 1945): pp. 102-105. Per. Godson, Susan H. Viking of Assault: Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr., and Amphibious Warfare. Wash, DC: Univ Press of America, 1982. 237 p. D773G63. Johnston, Edward S. "Beachheads to Victory." Mil Review (Sep 1945): pp. 68-71. Per. "The Navy's Task." Army & Navy Journal (19 May 1945): pp. 1149 & 1172. Per. SecNavy Forrestal describes Navy tasks. Smith, Holland M. "The Development of Amphibious Tactics in the U.S Navy." Marine Corps Gazette (Jan 1947): pp. 45-51; (Aug 1946): pp. 26-28; (Feb 1947): pp. 31-38; (Mar 1947): pp. 30- 8. Per. U.S. Navy. 7th Amphib Force. Seventh Amphibious Force Command History, 10 January 1943 - 23 December 1945. n.p., n.d. 218 p. D769.52.7thAmp.U55. Amphib War, WWII p.5 - SPECIFIC ASPECTS Coles, Marvin J. "Port Protection - Prelude to Invasion." US Naval Inst Proceedings (Apr 1945): pp. 427-431. Per. McGuinnes, James L. "The Three Deuces." US Naval Inst Proceedings (Sep 1946): pp. 1157-1161. Per. Story of the LST. Say, Harold B. "They Pioneered a Channel to Tokyo." US Naval Inst Proceedings (Nov 1945): pp. 1294-1301. Per. Underwater demolition teams in the Pacific. Todhunter, R.C. "Launching an Invasion." Mil Review (Dec 1943): p. 73. Per. Description of landing craft. Tomlinson, Harry J. "Paddlefoot Commandos." Yank (16 Nov 1945): pp. 10-11. Per. Navy's underwater demolition teams. U.S. Navy. Chief of Naval Opns. Aerology Sec. Aerology and Amphibious Warfare: The Occupations of Kiska. Wash, DC, 1944. 17 p. D769.87A4A47. U.S. Navy. Smoke Screens for Amphibious Operations. Wash, DC: GPO, 1945. 89 p. ND-Cominch-P-40. See also: - "Fire Support" sec below INTELLIGENCE - GENERAL Amphibious Mapping and Terrain Intelligence, 1945. CINCPAC-CINCPOA Bull No 179-45, 1945. CINCPAC-CINCPOA B-179-45. Mosher, John S. Intelligence in Amphibious Operations. Wash, DC, 1945. 24 p. ANSCOL-L-M621. U.S. War Dept. Mil Intell Div. Japanese Defense Against Amphibious Operations. Special Series No 29, 1945. U15U635no29. See also: - Intell-WWII Amphib Warfare, WWII p.6 - RECONNAISSANCE Coleman, William F. "Amphibious Recon Patrols." Marine Corps Gazette (Dec 1945): pp. 22-25. Per. Mosher, John S. "Amphibious Scouts and Raiders." Lecture, Army Navy Staff College, 2 Mar 1945. 23 p. (photostatic typescript). U220.196M67. Shinn, Leo B. "Amphibious Reconnaissance." Marine Corps Gazette (Apr 1945): pp. 50-51. Per. Organization, development, and function. FIRE SUPPORT - SHIP GUNFIRE Baumgartner, John W., et al. The 16th Infantry, 1798-1946. Bamberg, Ger, 1946. pp. 74 & 80-81. 603-16-1946, UH. Omaha Beach, Normandy, 6 Jun 1944. Bechtold, E.S. "Sea Artillery." Field Arty Journal (May 1942): pp. 374-375. Per. Observations on naval gunfire. Bingham, Robert H. "Naval Gunfire in Support of Landing Operations." Field Arty Journal (Mar 1943): pp. 212-213. Per. Clifford, Robert L. Naval Gunfire Support of the Landing in Sicily. Oklahoma City, OK: 45th Inf Div Museum, 1984. 35 p. D763S5C65. Doolittle, William M. "An Artilleryman in a Joint Assault Signal Company." Field Arty Journal (Aug 1945): pp. 463-464. Per. Organization, equipment and duties. "Fire Control on Omaha Beach." Field Arty Journal 36 (Sep 1946): pp. 530-533. Per. Gordon, John, IV. "Joint Fire Support: The Salerno Experience." Mil Review LXIX (Mar 1989): pp. 38-49. Per. Hartman, Rogers. Papers. Arch. Amphib War, WWII p.7 Heinl, R.D. "Naval Gunfire Support in Landings." Marine Corps Gazette (Sep 1945): pp. 40-43. Per. Doctrines developed by the USN and USMC. Hunt, R.C.D. "Naval Gunfire Support of Landing Troops." Field Arty Journal (Apr 1942): pp. 286-288. Per. Kline, Jeff. "Firepower from the Sea." Field Arty Journal 53 (Mar- Apr 1985): pp. 26-28. Per. See also pp. 14-16, same issue. "Naval Shore Fire Control Parties in the Southern France Landings." Field Arty Journal (Mar 1945): pp. 131-134. Per. Oldfield, William B. "Our Naval Gunfire Preparation." Marine Corps Gazette (Jul 1945): pp. 43-45, 59. Per. U.S. Army. V Corps. V Corps Operations in the ETO. France, 1945. p. 33. 04-5-1945, UH. D-Day, 6 Jun 1944. _________. First Army. Report of Operations, 20 October 1943- 1 August 1944. Paris, 1944. Annex 8. pp. 169-170 & 174-175. 02-1-1944v5, UH. D-Day. U.S. Army Ground Forces. Observer Board, ETO. "Procedure for Naval Gunfire Support in Amphibious Operations." Observer Report 146, 31 Jul 1944. 8 p. D756U4v2. - AIR Browning, Miles R. "Carrier Air Support of Assault Landings." Mil Review (Nov 1944): pp. 17-20. Per. Moyer, Max F. "The Application of Air Power in Combined Operations in SWPA." Mil Review (Jun 1944): pp. 15-19. Per. Air power in New Britain landings. Wettberg, B.W. von. "Air Support on Iwo." Marine Corps Gazette (May 1945): pp. 10-11. Per. See also: - Air-Ground Amphib War, WWII p.8 - FIELD ARTILLERY Borning, Bernard C. "Artillery on Offshore Islands." Field Arty Journal (Feb 1946): pp. 90-91. Per. 420th Field Arty Group, Okinawa. Lewis, William J. "The Redlegs Grow Web Feet." Mil Review (Jan 1946): pp. 44-49. Per. Use of arty in amphib opns. Waterman, Bernard S. "Webfoot Artillery." Coast Arty Journal (May- Jun 1945): pp. 46-50. Per. New problems. - OTHER "New Firepower for the 'Water Buffalo.'" Army Ordnance (Jan-Feb 1945): p. 68. Per. Armament on the LVT. See also: - "Armor" Section - "Anti-Aircraft" Section Continued in amphib2a