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1941 Developments for Amphibious War 205 The Advanced Base Def&se Force became the Expeditionary Force in 1921 and then the Fleet Marine Force in 1933. A plain recognition by the Navy of the need for action in the landing craft field was the creation, on 12 January 1937, by the Secretary of the Navy, acting upon recommendation of the Chief of Naval Operations, of the ‘
206 Amphibians Came To Conquer appreciation and proper placement of the landing craft problem during the pre-World War II period. LANDING CRAFT TANK (LCT) A further small bit of history about the tank lighter is added by Captain Roswell B. Daggett, USN (Retired), who as a lieutenant commander to captain headed up the Bureau of Construction and Repairs (later the Bureau of Ships) ‘
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80-G-227738 Rear Admiral Richmond K
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Library of Congress Catalog Card No
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Acknowledgements During the nine ye
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in connection with which they were
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Illustrations and Charts (Illustrat
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Arnphibzavs Cawe To Conquef progres
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CHAPTER I The First Thirty Years of
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The FirJt Thirty Years 3 moved to O
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The First Thirty Years 5 February 1
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The First Thirty Years Ricbrnond Ke
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The First Thirty Years 9 was one of
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CHAPTER H Ten Years of Big Ship Gun
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Ten Years of Big Ship Gtirznery 53
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Ten Years of Big SbZp Gunnevy 35 ye
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Ten Years of Big Ship Gunnery 57 Th
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Ten Years of Big Ship Gunnery 61 pa
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Ten Ye~rs of Big Ship Gunnery 63 E.
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Ten Years of Big Ship Gwmery 65 NAV
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Ten Years of Big Ship Gunnery 67 no
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Ten Years of Big ship G.wmevy 69 Co
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Ten Years of Big Ship Gunnery 73 Th
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Teri Yems of Big Ship Gunnery 79 As
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Ten Years of Big Ship Guunery 81 Wh
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Ten Years oj Big Ship Gunnery 83 Or
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CHAPTER V Planning for War With Ger
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Page 260 and 261: CHAPTER VII WATCHTOWER; One for Ern
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Page 266 and 267: WATCHTOWER 235 The secret document
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WATCHTOWER 255 at Bougainvillea in
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lVATCiYTOWER 257 —Hawaii-Alaska l
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WATCHTOWER 259 Army and Navy forces
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WATCHTOWER 263 These rear admirals
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WATCHTOWER 265 listing them and all
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WATCHTOWER 267 Lieutenant Commander
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WATCHTOWER 269 phibious groups or f
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4, wATCHTOWER 271 Captain James H.
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WATCHTOWER operations should take p
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WATCHTOWER 275 The day previous, 16
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CHAPTER VIII CACTUS Bound THE JAPAN
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CACTUS Bound 279 Fleet Admiral Nirn
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CACTUS Bound ORGANIZATION OF PERMAN
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CACTUS Bou?hi 283 3rd Marine Barrag
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CACTUS Bound 285 CINCPAC directed t
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CACTUS Bound 287 our heavy bomber f
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CACTUS Bound 289 NH 67107 Rear Admi
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He thus made the follows: LAND AND
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CACTUS Bound 295 machines, directed
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CACTUS Bound 297 Convoy 4120 leavin
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CACTUS Bound 301 several hundred mi
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CACTUS Boand 303 Task 1 (WATCHTOWER
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CACTUS Bound 305 question that Vice
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CACTUS Bound 307 continuing logisti
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CACTUS Bound 309 Beach condition pr
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CACTUS Bound 311 with debarking pro
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CACTUS Bound 315 No navigational si
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CACTUS Bound 317 already in the Sou
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Success, Then WHERE ARE CHAPTER IX
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Success, Then Clijf Hanging 321 tip
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Success, Then Ciiff Hanging 329 FIR
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NORTH Success, Then Cliff Hanging 3
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CHAPTER XIV Planning for Paring the
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planning for paring the japanese To
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CHAPTER XV Tough Toenails Paring 30
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