'Allied Landing Craft is a reprint of a wartime US Naval Intelligence manual and its supplement, which since their declassification in 1946 have become collector's items. The information and illustrations for which these publications are so valued are now presented in one volume, in a new and improved format.
Described and illustrated in this book are the landing ships, craft, barges, vehicle, personnel and tank landing craft, support and command craft, amphibious vehicles and supple and repair craft that proved indispensable to the US, British and Australian Forces in World War Two, during the 'Torch' landings in North Africa, those in Sicily and Italy, D-Day in Normandy and the US island-hopping campaigns in the Pacific.'
Language
English
Pages
208
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Weidenfeld Military
Release
May 12, 1985
ISBN
0853686874
ISBN 13
9780853686873
Allied Landing Craft of World War Two: ONI 226: Allied Landing Craft and Ships
'Allied Landing Craft is a reprint of a wartime US Naval Intelligence manual and its supplement, which since their declassification in 1946 have become collector's items. The information and illustrations for which these publications are so valued are now presented in one volume, in a new and improved format.
Described and illustrated in this book are the landing ships, craft, barges, vehicle, personnel and tank landing craft, support and command craft, amphibious vehicles and supple and repair craft that proved indispensable to the US, British and Australian Forces in World War Two, during the 'Torch' landings in North Africa, those in Sicily and Italy, D-Day in Normandy and the US island-hopping campaigns in the Pacific.'