The amphibious assault against a defended beach is fully explored from the perspective of the defender.

Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Anti-Landing Defense: The Other Face of Amphibious Warfare; 2. The Search Begins: Gallipoli, 1915; 3. Preparations for Invasion: Great Britain, 1940; 4. German Mobile Defense: Sicily and Salerno, 1943; 5. German Defense at the Water's Edge: Normandy, 1944; 6. The Americans Try Their Hand: Wake and Midway, 1941-1942; 7. Japanese Naval Defense: The Southwest Pacific Area, 1942-1944; 8. Japanese Defense at the Water's Edge: The Gilberts and Marshalls, 1943-1944. 9. Japanese Defense in Transition: Saipan to Iwo Jima, 1944-194510. The Ultimate Naval Defense: Okinawa and Japan, 1945; 11. A Poor Man's Naval Defense: Inchon and Wonsan, 1950; 12. Lessons Learned and Unlearned: The Falkland Islands, 1982; 13. Anti-Landing Defense and the Implications for Future Amphibious Operations; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.