US Landing Craft of World War II, Vol. 1
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Allied Troops
Andrew Jackson Higgins
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Disposable Vessels
Dwight Eisenhower
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Ii Vol
Infantry
Landing Craft
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Larger Lci
North Africa
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Rocket Launcher
softlaunch
Us Landing Craft
Vessel
War
War II
World War
World War II
Product details
- ISBN 9780764358616
- Weight: 880g
- Dimensions: 229 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jan 2020
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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No less than Dwight Eisenhower described Andrew Jackson Higgins as "the man who won the war for us," referring to the landing craft he perfected. Those craft, the WWII LCP(L), LCP(R), LCV, LCVP, and LCM, are presented in this volume (the first of two on US landing craft), along with the larger LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry). These vessels, built in the tens of thousands, formed the armada that put Allied troops ashore in North Africa, the Aleutians, and Normandy and across the Pacific. Though many of these designs were initially planned as essentially disposable vessels, 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. Part of the Legends of Warfare series.
Author of more than 100 books, David Doyle maritime books are noted for their thorough coverage of historic vessels and his celebrated ability to locate rare vintage imagery.
