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, LCM, and LCS(L), 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing, The Limited
ISBN-10
0764358618
ISBN-13
9780764358616
eBay Product ID (ePID)
21038435859
Product Key Features
Book Title
Us Landing Craft of World War II, Vol. 1 : the Lcp (L) , Lcp (R) , Lcv, Lcvp, Lcm and Lci
Author
David Doyle
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Military / Naval, World
Publication Year
2019
Book Series
Legends of Warfare: Naval Ser.
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Number of Pages
112 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9 in
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Width
9 in
Item Weight
18.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Series Volume Number
9
Number of Volumes
1 Vol.
Lc Classification Number
D784.52.U6d69 2019
Lccn
2019-935705
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