Assault Landing Craft

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473811996
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assault Landing Craft written by Brian Lavery and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landing craft assault or LCA was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. It took part in practically every amphibious operation from Norway to Normandy and landed around 400,000 men in action conditions, plus many more in training. It was the only serviceable British landing craft at the beginning of the War, and it remained in service until the Suez operation of 1956. It landed the first waves of infantry on the British and Canadian beaches in Normandy in 1944, and Americans on the notorious Omaha Beach. Its far-sighted design of 1938 remains the basis for the landing craft of today.This is the first book devoted to this humble but essential craft. It examines its design history before the War, when amphibious operations were deeply unfashionable. It describes its design and construction with plans that will be useful to modellers and wargamers. It includes information on the role of the crew and the techniques and tactics used in landings. It gives an account of the larger ships which carried it and the life of the sailors and soldiers who travelled in it, with many vivid personal accounts. Finally, it describes its role in the many operations in which it took part, including withdrawals such as Dunkirk and the catastrophic Dieppe raid of 1942.

Author : Russell Worden Hartwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Amphibious Assault Landing Craft written by Russell Worden Hartwell and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : James D. Ladd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
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Download or read book Assault from the Sea, 1939-45 written by James D. Ladd and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Source Wikipedia
Publisher : University-Press.org
ISBN 13 : 9781230545066
Total Pages : 78 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landing Craft written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 76. Chapters: Landing Craft Assault, Landing Ship, Tank, Landing craft tank, No.101 class landing ship, Mark 8 Landing Craft Tank, Landing Craft Infantry, DUKW, Siebel ferry, High speed transport, LCVP, Landing Craft Utility, Landing Craft Air Cushion, No.1 class landing ship, No.31 class patrol boat, Zubr class LCAC, LCM-8, Inter-Service Training and Development Centre, Motor Landing Craft, LCM2000, LCPL, Griffon 2000TD hovercraft, SS-class landing ship, Balikpapan class landing craft heavy, Marinefahrprahm, No.1 class patrol boat, Ship-to-Shore Connector, Combat Rubber Raiding Craft, Engin de Debarquement Amphibie Rapide, SR.N6, Go Jun Bong class LST, Landing Craft Mechanized, Aist class LCAC, Dock landing ship, Amphibious assault submarine, Arrow boat, Fairmile H landing craft, Landwasserschlepper, Barbe class utility landing craft, USS LCI(L)-19, USS LCI(L)-189, Jurmo class landing craft, USS LCT-209, USS LCI(L)-93, USS LCT-242, MV Retriever, Watercat M14 class landing craft, Daihatsu class landing craft, Czilim class ACV, Assault boat, Toku Daihatsu class landing craft, G class landing craft, USS LCI(L)-339, Uisko class landing craft, Tsaplya class LCAC, Lebed class LCAC, Shohatsu class landing craft, Chuhatsu class landing craft, Air-cushioned landing craft, Jingsah II class LCAC, ALC 50, SAH 2200 hovercraft, Gus class LCAC, Rigid Raider, Ramped Craft Logistic, Ramped Powered Lighter, LCRL, LCRS.

Author : Gordon L. Rottman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780962096
Total Pages : 109 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Described by one soldier as “a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water,” the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium were widely used by the allies during World War II. Later, the hulls of these ships were used as the basis for a fire support ship. While the landing ships were phased out after the Korean War, some fire support craft remained in use throughout the Vietnam War. This book tells the developmental and operational history of this important tool of American amphibious military strategy that spanned three wars.

Author : Brian Lavery
Publisher : Seaforth Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848320507
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assault Landing Craft written by Brian Lavery and published by Seaforth Publishing. This book was released on 2009-10-27 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The landing craft assault or LCA was one of the unsung heroes of the Second World War. It took part in practically every amphibious operation from Norway to Normandy and landed around 400,000 men in action conditions, plus many more in training. It was the only serviceable British landing craft at the beginning of the War, and it remained in service until the Suez operation of 1956. It landed the first waves of infantry on the British and Canadian beaches in Normandy in 1944, and Americans on the notorious Omaha Beach. Its far-sighted design of 1938 remains the basis for the landing craft of today. This is the first book devoted to this humble but essential craft. It examines its design history before the War, when amphibious operations were deeply unfashionable. It describes its design and construction with plans that will be useful to modellers and wargamers. It includes information on the role of the crew and the techniques and tactics used in landings. It gives an account of the larger ships which carried it and the life of the sailors and soldiers who travelled in it, with many vivid personal accounts. Finally, it describes its role in the many operations in which it took part, including withdrawals such as Dunkirk and the catastrophic Dieppe raid of 1942.

Author : Curtis A. Utz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780160503245
Total Pages : 55 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assault from the Sea written by Curtis A. Utz and published by . This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how the Navy's veteran leadership, flexible organization, versatile ships and aircraft, and great mobility gave General of the Army, Douglas A. MacArthur, the ability to launch a catastrophic offensive against the North Korean invaders of South Korea. Chapters: North Korean invasion and UN reaction; preparing for Operation Chromite; the "Blackbeard of Yonghung Do"; "Ten Enemy Vessels Approaching"; "Land the Landing Force"; storming ashore at red beach; Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Marine; the vital LST; taking the initiative at Blue Beach; a night in Inchon; objective: Seoul; and over-the-beach logistics. Action photos and paintings in color and B&W.

Author : James H. Seely
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 9 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Chronology and Development Status of the Amphibious Assault Landing Craft JEFF(A) written by James H. Seely and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book LANDING CRAFT: Chiefs of Staff Report on Assault Shipping and Craft written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Curtis A. Utz
Publisher : Naval Historical Center
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Assault from the Sea written by Curtis A. Utz and published by Naval Historical Center. This book was released on 1994 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Demonstrates how the Navy's veteran leadership, flexible organization, versatile ships and aircraft, and great mobility gave General of the Army, Douglas A. MacArthur, the ability to launch a catastrophic offensive against the North Korean invaders of South Korea. Chapters: North Korean invasion and UN reaction; preparing for Operation Chromite; the "Blackbeard of Yonghung Do"; "Ten Enemy Vessels Approaching"; "Land the Landing Force"; storming ashore at red beach; Baldomero Lopez, a U.S. Marine; the vital LST; taking the initiative at Blue Beach; a night in Inchon; objective: Seoul; and over-the-beach logistics. Action photos and paintings in color and B&W.