Most people know something about the most famous amphibious operations in military history—the D-Day landings and Gallipoli, for example. But what about an amphibious night attack on the shores of Tuscany in 1555? Or a Turkish amphibious assault in response to a coup in Cyprus in 1974? This episode features a conversation with Tim Heck, co-editor of the book On Contested Shores: The Evolving Role of Amphibious Operations in the History of Warfare, and explores the past, present, and future of amphibious operations.
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This episode features a conversation with Ken Pollack, a military analyst and the author of Armies of Sand, a book that grapples with the...
This episode of the MWI Podcast features a conversation with Matt Larsen, known in many corners of the Army as the father of the...