gaining a beachhead

См. также в других словарях:

• beachhead — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [BEECH hed] shoreline captured in enemy territory, used as a base for a larger attack. The term is frequently used as a metaphor for any initial establishment or opening base of operations. The… …   English dictionary for students

• Allied invasion of Italy — Operation Avalanche redirects here. For other uses, see Operation Avalanche (disambiguation). Invasion of Italy Part of Italian Campaign, World War II …   Wikipedia

• international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …   Universalium

• Overland Campaign — Part of the American Civil War Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee , respectively, opposing commanders in the Overland …   Wikipedia

• 100th Infantry Battalion (United States) — 100th Infantry Battalion Active 4 June 1942 – 6 August 1946 31 July 1947 – Present Allegiance …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Monte Cassino — Part of World War II, Italian Campaign Ruins of Cassino town after the battle …   Wikipedia

• Greenshirts (G.I. Joe) — Greenshirts is a term applied to the generic looking soldiers from the cartoon . The Greenshirts are the equivalent of extras in that they are in the story to serve merely as background characters and have little to no speaking parts. Due to the… …   Wikipedia

• List of Earth characters in Stargate SG-1 — This is a list of characters from Earth in the science fiction television show Stargate SG 1 .Main characters from Earth* Jack O Neill (played by Kurt Russell in the film and Richard Dean Anderson in the series). A United States Air Force officer …   Wikipedia

• U.S. Operations Plan Neptune — ▪ Primary Source       The “Neptune” Initial Joint Plan, presented in early February 1944 by the joint commanders of the Allied expeditionary forces charged with invading northwestern Europe, stipulated that the two separate armies of the… …   Universalium

• History of Cuba — 1736 map by Herman Moll of the West Indies and Mexico, together comprising New Spain , with Cuba visible in the center. The known history of Cuba, the largest of the Caribbean islands, predates Christopher Columbus sighting of the island during… …   Wikipedia

• United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance — Not to be confused with Marine Division Reconnaissance. Main article: United States Marine Air Ground Task Force Reconnaissance Marine Force Reconnaissance The insignia of Force Recon …   Wikipedia