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A beachhead is the line created when a military unit reaches a beach by sea and begins to defend that area of beach. Beachhead or Beach Head may also refer to: * ''Beachhead'' (film) a 1954 film starring Tony Curtis and Frank Lovejoy * "Beachhead" (''Stargate SG-1''), a ''Stargate SG-1'' episode * Beach Head (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * ''Beach Head'' (video game), a 1983 video game **'' Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back'', a 1985 sequel to the video game *Games developed by Digital Fusion Inc. ** ''Beach Head 2000'', a remake of the 1983 game ** '' Beach Head 2002'' * ''Beachhead'' (board game), a 1980 board wargame from Yaquinto See also * Beachy Head Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. Beachy Head is located within the administrative area of Eastbourne Borough Council which owns the land, formin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachhead
A beachhead is a temporary line created when a military unit reaches a landing beach by sea and begins to defend the area as other reinforcements arrive. Once a large enough unit is assembled, the invading force can begin advancing inland. The term is sometimes used interchangeably (both correctly and incorrectly) with ''bridgehead'' and ''lodgement''. Beachheads were important in many military actions; examples include operations such as ''Operation Neptune'' during World War II, the Korean War (especially at Inchon), and the Vietnam War. Although many references state that ''Operation Neptune'' refers to the naval operations in support of ''Operation Overlord'', the most reliable references make it clear that ''Overlord'' referred to the establishment of a large-scale ''lodgement'' in Normandy, and that ''Neptune'' referred to the landing phase which created the beachhead; ''Neptune'' was therefore the first part of ''Overlord''. According to the D-Day Museum: Once an amph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachhead (film)
''Beachhead!'' is a 1954 American Technicolor war film based on U.S. Marine Corps Captain Richard G. Hubler 1945 novel ''I've Got Mine'' about World War II. It was filmed on Kauai island in the Hawaiian Islands chain in the mid - Pacific Ocean by Aubrey Schenck Productions, released through United Artists studio and directed by Stuart Heisler. Plot In late October 1943, a battalion of U.S. Marines have landed on Choiseul Island to create a diversion for the impending Allied attack and invasion of Japanese held Bougainville Island in the Northern Solomon Islands, northeast of the large island colony of New Guinea in the southwest Pacific Ocean. Four of them have been selected to carry out a reconnaissance patrol to find a French planter and his daughter. The planter has sent a solitary radio message to the Allies concerning the area the Japanese have mined; if the information is true it could save a projected 18% of the Marine invasion force. The patrol must confirm tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachhead (Stargate SG-1)
The ninth season of ''Stargate SG-1'', an American-Canadian television series, began airing on July 15, 2005 on SCI FI. The ninth season concluded on March 10, 2006, after 20 episodes on the same channel. The series was originally developed by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, and Brad Wright, Robert C. Cooper, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie served as executive producers. The season arc centers on the new threat of the Ori, a race who Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) and Vala Mal Doran (Claudia Black) unleash in an unknown galaxy, and who are threatening to prepare for a crusade into the Milky Way galaxy to convert the beings to their religion called Origin. Season nine regular cast members included Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Beau Bridges, and Michael Shanks. Claudia Black appeared in a recurring role for eight episodes. The ninth season begins with General Hank Landry (Beau Bridges) having assumed command of Stargate Command, and newcomer Lt. Col. Camer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Head (G , a chalk headland in East Sussex, ...
A beachhead is the line created when a military unit reaches a beach by sea and begins to defend that area of beach. Beachhead or Beach Head may also refer to: * ''Beachhead'' (film) a 1954 film starring Tony Curtis and Frank Lovejoy * "Beachhead" (''Stargate SG-1''), a ''Stargate SG-1'' episode * Beach Head (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe * ''Beach Head'' (video game), a 1983 video game **'' Beach Head II: The Dictator Strikes Back'', a 1985 sequel to the video game *Games developed by Digital Fusion Inc. ** ''Beach Head 2000'', a remake of the 1983 game ** '' Beach Head 2002'' * ''Beachhead'' (board game), a 1980 board wargame from Yaquinto See also * Beachy Head Beachy Head is a chalk headland in East Sussex, England. It is situated close to Eastbourne, immediately east of the Seven Sisters. Beachy Head is located within the administrative area of Eastbourne Borough Council which owns the land, formin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Head (video Game)
''Beach-Head'' is a video game developed and published in 1983 by Access Software for the Atari 8-bit family and Commodore 64 home computers in the US. Versions for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, and Acorn Electron (as well as the Atari and C64 versions) were published in Europe by U.S. Gold in 1984, followed by versions for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16 and Plus/4 in 1985. Gameplay The game's setting is the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. Gameplay consists of several varying stages in which the player must control various vehicles including warships and tanks in order to defeat an enemy fleet, break through enemy beach defences and destroy an enormous gun-emplacement to win the game. The gun emplacement requires multiple hits to be destroyed, but traverses faster than tanks can aim and fire, so it cannot be destroyed in a single attempt. In order to complete the game multiple tanks must make it through to the final level. Reception ''Beach-Head'' was Access' best-sellin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dictator Strikes Back
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Head 2000
''Beach Head 2000'' is a first-person shooter game developed by Digital Fusion. It was originally released by WizardWorks for Microsoft Windows and MacSoft for Mac OS as a "value-priced" release. A loose remake of the 1983 computer game '' Beach Head'', it shared a similar premise, as players defend a beach against attack by utilizing a variety of weapons. A version of the game was also produced for video arcades by Tsunami Visual Technologies, available in various motion simulation cabinets and Digital Fusion continues to sell the Windows version as a download via its website. Gameplay Players take the role of the sole gunner defending a beach against invading enemy soldiers, tanks, helicopters and other military attack vehicles. The player utilizes a variety of weapons, including a gun turret with a machine gun, howitzer cannon and guided surface-to-air missiles. A handgun is available as a final means of defense. The mouse is used to aim. Additional ammo and health are availab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beach Head 2002
''Beach Head 2002'' is a war game in which the player controls the defenses in a bunker to hold off an enemy assault, and a sequel to ''Beach Head 2000''. Gameplay Taking control of the defenses of a bunker during an assault, the player utilises a variety of weapons to defeat their enemies, including airstrikes and other military equipment. Enemies arrive in stages to surround the player. Players can use different combat techniques, such as illuminating the field of battle, to defeat the enemies. One of the challenges of the games is shooting down aerial targets. Some weapons are unavailable in certain stages. Reception Metacritic, a review aggregator, rated the PC version of the game 46/100 based on five reviews. Trey Walker of GameSpot wrote, "''Beach Head 2002'' delivers arcade-style shooting in its most basic—and repetitive—form." Walker said the game "gets old quickly" and not an improvement over ''Beach Head 2000'', though it is "visually pleasing". GameZone rated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beachhead (board Game)
''Beachhead'', subtitled "A Game of Island Invasions in the South Pacific 1942–1944", is a board wargame published by Yaquinto Publications in 1980 that simulates amphibious landings in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Gameplay ''Beachhead'' is a two-player wargame in which one player controls American forces trying to make an amphibious landing, and the other player controls the Japanese defenders. The game is packaged in an LP record-style folder, with a generic hex grid map of a beach backed by jungle printed on the inside cover. Four hundred counters represent various infantry units as well as machine gunners, tanks and other combat equipment. An American "hero" counter, "Sgt. Stryker", can be used to provide close combat attack bonuses. Setup The Japanese player sets up their units facedown so that the American player cannot know the types of units and strengths. The American units are placed face up. Movement and combat The game system uses an alternating system of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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