The vaguely cliche, but I think very true way, it's a truism, is that, you know, amphibious

operations are some of the most complex you can do in a military domain, in a military

environment, and as a result, this is where multi-domain operations, you can prove all of it at

once.

You know, if we say we don't need, we can't do amphibious operations because of the

A2AD bubble.

One that implies the bubble is this hard and fixed thing.

And I don't buy that.

Hey, welcome back to the Modern War Institute podcast.

I'm John Amble, editorial director at MWI, and I'm joined in this episode by Tim Heck.

He is a Marine, currently an officer in the Marine Corps Reserve, and he is also the co-editor

of a book called On Contested Shores, the evolving role of amphibious operations in the

history of warfare.

The book takes a look at more than 400 years of amphibious operations in the history of warfare. The book takes a look at more than 400 years of amphibious operations.

We all know something about the really well-known examples like D-Day and Glippoli,

but how much do you know about an amphibious operation in Tuscany in the middle of the 16th century,

or a Turkish amphibious operation in Cyprus in 1974.

That history is interesting in and of itself, but even more so because of the way the book

pairs these historical case studies with examinations of amphibious operations in conflict

scenarios today and tomorrow. It tackles the past, present, and future of amphibious

operations.

It's a great conversation that I hope you enjoy.

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