The systematically of this research is as follows: Chapter 2 contains a literature review on the definition of
Amphibious Operations, landing beach and basic theories which are used for AHP methods.
In 2010, Rod Lyon of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute wrote: "With the return of the more strategically-extroverted Kiwi, it is a good time for Australia and New Zealand to be putting more meat on the bones of their Closer Defence Relationship." (1) Various areas of the "closer defence relations" between Australia and New Zealand are ripe for cooperative enhancement, but one of the most obvious is
amphibious operations. Both nations have recognized that their amphibious forces provide a means to further jointness among national service branches, but the current international interest in amphibiosity means they are also a tool for effective engagement and for enhancing interoperability.
Donald Stoker illuminates the hundreds of Soviet
amphibious operations in the Black Sea.
In future
amphibious operations, there may still be a place for the mortar boats--of course, brought up to the level of current technology.
Weseriibung was the first airborne and first
amphibious operation of the European war and occupied the center of the World War II stage until displaced later in 1940 by events on the Western Front.
D-Day, June 6, 1944, when Allied forces undertook a massive invasion of the German-occupied coast of Normandy, France, was the biggest
amphibious operation in history.
The Coral Sea action resulted from a Japanese
amphibious operation intended to capture Port Moresby, located on New Guinea's southeastern coast.
In attempting to avoid a rerun of the Somme, Churchill had unwittingly recreated Gallipoli - an under-resourced, highly risky
amphibious operation with vastly over-optimistic aims.
During its present assignment to the Naval Amphibious Command (Little Creek, VA), the Swift has been used to test operations with special-ops mini-subs and VTOL UAVs, plus test loading of the tanks, trucks, other vehicles and weapons needed in an
amphibious operation, and the multiple small boats employed in mine warfare.
In the days following the largest
amphibious operation in military history, the troops had little time to relax - the images show one soldier eating a makeshift meal on top of artillery shells.
'This could happen anywhere especially in Mindanao....We need to improve our capabilities on
amphibious operation because we have more islands than land mass,' Salamat said.
The British
amphibious operation to capture the French fortress at Louisbourg in Canada during the Seven Years' War was the largest joint operation undertaken by British forces in that period.
To add to the complexity of mounting an
amphibious operation, the German armed forces had no amphibious doctrine.