US Marine Corps - The Black Vault

1. PURPOSE
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
Headquarters United States Marine Corps
Washington, DC 20380-0001
FOREWORD
26 September 1991
Fleet Marine Force Reference Publication (FMFRP) 12-109-1,TheAmphibiansCameto Conquer, ispublished
to ensure the retention and dissemination of useful information which is not intended to become
doctrine or to be published in Fleet Marine Force manuals. FMFRPs in the 12series are a special category
of publications: reprints of historical works which are not available elsewhere.
2. SCOPE
Thk reference publication is Volume 1 of the two-volume biography of Vice Admiral Richmond Kelly
Turner, the officer who commanded the Navy amphibious forces in the Pacific theater during World War
U. These publications reveal thedevelopment of themanas well asthedevelopment of the amphibious
doctrine, tactics, and techniques which defeated the Japanese forces in the Pacific. What was developed
inthe Pacific theater wasused succ@sfullyinthe African and European theaters. TheAmphibiansCame
to Conquer and Cora/and Brass (FMFRP 12-37)are companion publications which provide a unique insight
into how amphibious operations, themost difficult ofoperations, can replanned andexecutedsuc-
Cessfully.
3. CERTIFICATION
Reviewed and approved this date.
DISTRIBUTION: 14012991900
BY DIRECTION OF THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
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M. P; CAUL LD
Major General, U.S. Marine Corps
Director, MAGTF Warfighting Center
Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Quantico, Virginia