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Title: US Landing Craft of World War II, Vol. 2
Condition: New
Format: Hardback
Author: David Doyle
Subtitle: The LCT, LSM, LCS(L)(3), and LST
ISBN-10: 0764360124
EAN: 9780764360121
ISBN: 9780764360121
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Release Date: 08/28/2020
Description: This second of two volumes on American landing craft of World War II focuses on the larger LCT, LSM, LCS(L)(3), and LST vessels that transported tanks and heavy equipment to the shores of North Africa and Normandy and throughout the Pacific. The need for massive numbers of landing craft capable of disgorging huge numbers of troops and equipment was predicted by the US Army in 1940. Later, the British army estimated that over 2,000 of such vessels would be required for the assault on Europe. The US launched a building campaign to produce these seagoing craft, turning primarily to shipyards and manufacturers located along the American rivers. Ultimately many of these continued to serve the nation's need through Vietnam. Some were even heavily laden with rocket launchers and used for close-in support for troops going ashore.
Language: English
Genre: Law & Politics
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Item Height: 228mm
Item Length: 228mm
Item Width: 19mm
Item Weight: 862g
Series: Legends of Warfare: Naval
Release Year: 2020

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