"In the United States campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, crucial to the assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. They were important later against kamikaze threat. By the end of the war amphibious gunboats had proven their worth"--Provided by publisher
American amphibious gunboats in World War II : a history of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific
History of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific
2013
vii, 398 pages
27 cm
illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-388) and index
Buch
Englisch
BKL: | 55.40 Schiffstechnik, Schiffbau / 15.24 Zweiter Weltkrieg / 55.41 Schiffe | |
DDC: | 940.54/5973 |
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