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Landing operations doctrine : United States Navy, 1938 : F.T.P. 167

Cover title · "5 August 1938" -- page ix · "Register no. 485" -- Title page · Includes index · Originally issued with a classification of : Confidential · "This publication supersedes 'Tentative landing operations manual' of 1935" -- page iii · "FTP-167 is intended as a guide for forces of the Navy and Marine Corps conducting a landing against opposition. It considers, primarily, the tactics and technique of the landing operation and the necessary supporting measures thereof. Purely naval or military operations are dealt with only to the extent to which these operations are influenced by the special nature of amphibious warfare." -- p. 3 of Change no. 1 · 1. Landing operations, general : Objectives of landing operations ; Forces to be employed ; Advance forces ; Main and subsidiary landings ; Beachheads ; Selection of landing areas ; Scheme of maneuver ; Comparative times of landing ; Plans and orders -- 2. Task organizations : Organization and command ; Beach and shore parties ; Station and maneuver areas ; Coordination of operations -- 3. Landing boats : General ; Standard Navy boats ; Special equipment for standard Navy boats ; Special Navy landing boats -- 4. Ship to shore move

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