The Marine Corps' Development of Aerial Delivery in Nicaragua Between 1912 and 1933

The Marine Corps' Development of Aerial Delivery in Nicaragua Between 1912 and 1933

[...]the logisticians developed the imaginative aerial delivery tactics that set the standard for supporting remote operating forces. The hard-earned lessons from Nicaragua would pay dividends in the battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Saipan and in the continued development of the Marine C...

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Veröffentlicht in:Army Sustainment 2014-01, Vol.46 (1), p.71
Hauptverfasser: Barnes, Alexander F, Cothren, Sara E
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Sprache:eng
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Armed forces
Coalition governments
Evacuations & rescues
Military history
Military personnel
Political leadership
Politics
Prisoners of war & missing in action
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Zusammenfassung:[...]the logisticians developed the imaginative aerial delivery tactics that set the standard for supporting remote operating forces. The hard-earned lessons from Nicaragua would pay dividends in the battles of Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Saipan and in the continued development of the Marine Corps' close air support and aerial delivery doctrine.
ISSN:2153-5973
2153-6015