… coast where the amphibious armada was scheduled to land was divided into five beaches from west to east named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. As land forces commander, Montgomery directed that U.S. First … missions and the implications of successful coalition warfare, June 6, 1944, provides the U.S. with a critical …
… and daring military operation in the history of Western warfare. By the time the full moon rose above the … officers as his principal subordinates to oversee all land, air and naval commanders. The U.S. could never have … British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery (Eisenhower’s land forces commander), British Prime Minister Winston …
… aviation, ground reconnaissance, sustainment, electronic warfare and other areas. In some ways similar to 1941, the … Washington, D.C. MacArthur’s command, however, focused on land operations and exercised only episodic influence over … Washington, D.C. MacArthur’s command, however, focused on land operations and exercised only episodic influence over …
… a good starting point when thinking about modern warfare. However, the counter-Islamic State group in Iraq and … of attrition, most notably in Tal Afar, Hawijah and the land corridor that parallels the Euphrates River to Syria. … firepower brought an end to the Islamic State group’s land grab in Iraq, albeit at a high cost. Perhaps the time …