Description: A concise history of amphibious landings from World War I to the present day.
Brief description: Oscar E. "Ed" Gilbert Jr. served as an artilleryman and NCO instructor in the Marine Corps Reserve before earning a Ph.D., working for the Geological Survey in Alabama, and teaching at Auburn University. He enjoyed a three-decade career in worldwide oil exploration. Ed was the author of many books, including Marine Corps Tank Battles in Korea (2006), and Marine Corps Tank Battles in Vietnam (2008). He was awarded the 2016 General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award for Tanks in Hell: A Marine Corps Tank Company on Tarawa (2015). Ed passed away in February 2019.
Review Quotes: "Amphibious Warfare: Battle on the Beaches" is an easily accessible short history of the historical development of amphibious warfare, featuring the illustrative stories of particular landings, and the units that have taken part in this unique type of warfare. While unreservedly recommended as an essential, core addition to community and academic library Military History collections, it should be noted for the personal reading list of students, military buffs, and non- specialist general readers with an interest in the subject that "Amphibious Warfare: Battle on the Beaches" is."-- "Midwest Book Review"