Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII Volume 1.
A history of the revolutionary amphibious landing craft of World War II – LCTs (Landing Craft, Tank), LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) and LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry) – designed and built specifically to land assault troops and equipment directly on a hostile or potentially hostile beach.
Contents include:
A brief history of amphibious warfare from the Revolutionary War to the 1942 Guadalcanal and North Africa campaigns.
A focus on the “Earlybird” Flotilla Five LCTs (Landing Craft, Tank), LSTs (Landing Ship, Tank) and LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry) and their crews, from design and construction, to amphibious training, to crew and flotilla formations, and to on-the-job warfare training in the Southern Solomons… all in preparation for their first invasion of enemy-held territory, Operation TOENAILS.
A profile of the famed “Green Dragons,” the high-speed destroyer transports that filled a pressing Marine Corps need for ship-to-shore delivery prior to the availability of the new landing craft.
308 pp, 110 B&W photographs, 13 maps, plus charts, appendices, notes, bibliography, and index
This copy is in Excellent condition. As always, the photos show the actual book you will receive.