- amphibious assault - an amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships
--1 is a kind of amphibious operation
--1 has particulars:Eniwetok; Inchon; Iwo, Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo; Kwajalein; Leyte, Leyte Island, Leyte invasion; Saipan; Salerno; Tarawa, Makin, Tarawa-Makin; Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island