Amphibious operations are a topic central to the history of World War Two in the Pacific Theatre. The majority of research on this topic has been centred on the impact of American experiences and successes attributed to the development and evolution of amphibious warfare. The contributions of the United Kingdom and Japan to the development of amphibious warfare have been either overlooked or marginalized. This thesis will investigate the amphibious activities of all three powers both during and before the Pacific War, and seek to explain the importance of each nation's contribution to amphibious warfare. In addition, the thesis will demonstrate how in its highest forms amphibious operations became a fully fledged system of global force projection. The thesis will explain how each of these powers interpreted the legacy of the failure of the 1915 Gallipoli campaign both in the context of their own wartime experiences, and in their respective strategic worldviews. This interpretation is central to how each power prepared for amphibious operations in the next war. The importance of the geography of the Pacific Ocean to the evolution and development of amphibious warfare will be discussed, as will the advances in technology that allowed the creation of logistical systems to support these operations.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas Christian University, 2008. / Title from dissertation title page (viewed May 13, 2008). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Texas Christian University, 2008. / UMI Number: 3303585. Title from dissertation title page (viewed May 13, 2008). Includes bibliographical references and abstract. Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M.S. in Operations Research)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2002. / Thesis advisor(s): Javier Salmeron, David A. Schrady. Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-53). Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Mathematics) Naval Postgraduate School, December 1995. / "December 1995." Thesis advisor(s): Carlos Borges, Bard K. Mansager. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online.

Thesis (M.S. in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy)--Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, 2006. / "14 April, 2006." Electronic version of original print document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90).

Thesis (M.S. in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy)--Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, 2007. / Title from title screen; viewed on July 9, 2007. "5 April 2007." Electronic version of original print document. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-131).

Thesis (M.S. in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy)--Joint Forces Staff College, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, 2006. / Vita. "14 April, 2006." "National Defense Univ Norfolk VA"--DTIC cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-90). Also available via the Internet.

Thesis (M.M.A.S.)--U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, 2007. / Cover title. AD-A475 691. Includes bibliographical references. Electronic version available on the Public STINET.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Canterbury, 2008. / Typescript (photocopy). Includes bibliographical references (leaves 160-171).