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The 40 pages that link to Amphibious warfare, each with the reason it gives.

• United States Marine CorpsNarrower topic: The Corps is organized around projecting combat power ashore from maritime forces.

• Battle of OkinawaNarrower topic: Okinawa depended on a large-scale amphibious assault and sustained naval support.

• Island hoppingNarrower topic: Capturing islands depended on moving troops and supplies ashore under fire.

• Battle of Iwo JimaNarrower topic: U.S. forces had to land under fire on Iwo Jima’s exposed beaches.

• Allied invasion of SicilyNarrower topic: The invasion was one of the largest amphibious operations of World War II.

• Amphibious vehicleNarrower topic: Military demand has driven many major amphibious vehicle designs.

• Winfield ScottNarrower topic: The Veracruz landing let Scott bypass Mexico’s northern frontier and begin a coastal invasion.

• Central Pacific campaignNarrower topic: Seizing the campaign’s island objectives required coordinated assaults from the sea.

• Landing craftNarrower topic: Landing craft are a transport link between ships offshore and forces ashore.

• Battle of SaipanNarrower topic: U.S. forces had to establish a beachhead under fire before advancing inland.

• World War II in the PacificNarrower topic: Island campaigns depended on coordinated landings from ships.

• Battle of InchonNarrower topic: The assault combined naval movement, shore landings, and rapid inland combat.

• Battle of TarawaNarrower topic: Tarawa was an assault from ships onto a defended atoll.

• Battle of TinianNarrower topic: The invasion depended on coordinating naval transport, shore landings, and ground operations.

• Tadamichi KuribayashiNarrower topic: The U.S. invasion tested the defenses Kuribayashi prepared against a seaborne landing.

• Battle of AngaurNarrower topic: U.S. forces landed directly on Angaur’s coast before advancing inland.

• Battle of LeyteNarrower topic: Leyte depended on moving troops and supplies ashore under combat conditions.

• Battle of Wake IslandNarrower topic: Japanese forces had to land under fire to seize the atoll.

• Dieppe RaidNarrower topic: The raid tested an amphibious assault against a fortified, occupied coastline.