USS LCI - Landing Craft Infantry Vol II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook USS LCI - Landing Craft Infantry Vol II write by . This book was released on 1995-06-15. USS LCI - Landing Craft Infantry Vol II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II
American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II write by Robin L. Rielly. This book was released on 2013-05-04. American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. As the United States began its campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, Japanese tactics required them to develop new weapons and strategies. One of the most crucial to the island assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. These gunboats were also to prove important in the interdiction of inter-island barge traffic and, late in the war, the kamikaze threat. Several variations of these gunboats were developed, based on the troop carrying LCI(L). They included three conversions of the LCI(L), with various combinations of guns, rockets and mortars, and a fourth gunboat, the LCS(L), based on the same hull but designed as a weapons platform from the beginning. By the end of the war the amphibious gunboats had proven their worth.
The Heart of Hell
The Heart of Hell - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Heart of Hell write by Mitch Weiss. This book was released on 2016-03. The Heart of Hell available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. On February 17, Landing Craft Infantry 449 was among a dozen gunboats helping to prepare the area for their invasion two days later. From the towering slopes of Mount Suribachi, Japanese forces opened fire, forcing the U.S. commanders to recalculate battlefield plans. They shelled and bombed the newly discovered enemy positions. It was a move that saved countless lives two days later, when tens of thousands of Marines stormed the beach at the Battle of Iwo Jima. Mitch Weiss' The Heart of Hell is the untold story of the crew of Landing Craft Infantry 449.
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002
Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002 write by Gordon L. Rottman. This book was released on 2012-09-20. Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942–2002 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion. Through its history, the LST saw service from late 1942 until late 2002, when the US Navy decommissioned the USS Frederick (LST-1184), the last ship of its type. This book reveals the development and use of the LST, including its excellence beyond its initial design expectations.
Destroyers At Normandy: Naval Gunfire Support At Omaha Beach [Illustrated Edition]
Destroyers At Normandy: Naval Gunfire Support At Omaha Beach [Illustrated Edition] - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Destroyers At Normandy: Naval Gunfire Support At Omaha Beach [Illustrated Edition] write by William B. Kirkland. This book was released on 2015-11-06. Destroyers At Normandy: Naval Gunfire Support At Omaha Beach [Illustrated Edition] available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Includes numerous maps and illustrations. This monograph provides first-hand accounts of Destroyer Squadron 18 during this critical battle upon which so much of the success of our campaign in Europe would depend. Their experience at Omaha Beach can be looked upon as typical of most U.S. warships engaged at Normandy. On the other hand, from the author’s research it appears evident that this destroyer squadron, with their British counterparts, may have had a more pivotal influence on the breakout from the beachhead and the success of the subsequent campaign than was heretofore realized. Its contributions certainly provide a basis for discussion among veterans and research by historians, as well as a solid, professional account of naval action in support of the Normandy landings.
