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Strategy and the South West Pacific Area (SWPA), 1942–1945 Strategy and the South West Pacific Area (SWPA), 1942–1945
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Centers of Gravity in the SWPA and the Adoption of a Maritime Strategy Centers of Gravity in the SWPA and the Adoption of a Maritime Strategy
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Preparing the Force: Amphibious Warfare Training in the SWPA Preparing the Force: Amphibious Warfare Training in the SWPA
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Doctrine Doctrine
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Joint Training Joint Training
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Combined Training School—Toorbul Point, QLD Combined Training School—Toorbul Point, QLD
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The Joint Overseas Operational Training School The Joint Overseas Operational Training School
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HMAS Assault HMAS Assault
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7th Amphibious Force and the U.S. Navy 7th Amphibious Force and the U.S. Navy
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Mobile Training Units Mobile Training Units
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U.S.–Australian Amphibious Training Cooperation U.S.–Australian Amphibious Training Cooperation
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Australians in Action: The Amphibious Assault on Lae Australians in Action: The Amphibious Assault on Lae
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Lessons from Lae Lessons from Lae
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Balikpapan Balikpapan
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Conclusion Conclusion
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7 To the Jungle Shore: Australia and Amphibious Warfare in the South West Pacific Area, 1942–1945
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Published:October 2019
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Abstract
Amphibious warfare was critical to the success of Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during the Pacific War. However, at the beginning of the war both the Australian and United States forces in the SWPA had little knowledge, expertise, or experience in this form of warfare. This chapter by Peter J. Dean traces the development of amphibious warfare in the SWPA through organization, training, tactics, doctrine, and operations. While focusing on the Australian experience and highlighting the evolution of capabilities between 1942-45 through an analysis of the assaults on Lae (1943) and Balikpapan (1945), it contextualizes this experience within General Douglas MacArthur's maritime strategy and the friction inherent in combined amphibious operations in this theater. The chapter highlights the evolution of the Australian Army from a force almost totally unfamiliar with the practice of amphibious operations to one which, in combination with its United States coalition partner, becomes a practitioner par excellence in this form of warfare.
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