Social:Littoral warfare
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Short description: Military operations in coastal waters
In military and naval warfare, littoral warfare is operations in and around the littoral zone, within a certain distance of shore, including surveillance, mine-clearing and support for landing operations and other types of combat shifting from water to ground, and back.
Definition
Littoral warfare is warfare in and around the littoral zone.[1]
History
Littoral warfare has been conducted almost as long as human societies have been conducting warfare.[1]
In the 21st century the United States Marine Corps re-emphasized littoral warfare.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vego, Milan. "On Littoral Warfare". Naval War College Review. https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1200&context=nwc-review.
- ↑ Stashwick, Steven. "U.S. Marines Planning Three Specialized Units for Island Fighting". The Diplomat. https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/u-s-marines-planning-three-specialized-units-for-island-fighting/.
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