U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History

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Автор: Norman Friedman

Название: U.S. Amphibious Ships and Craft: An Illustrated Design History

Издательство: Naval Institute Press

Год: 2002

ISBN: 1557502501

Формат: PDF

Страниц: 524

Размер: 74 Mb

Язык: English

In this latest addition to his acclaimed U.S. warship design history series, Norman Friedman describes the ships and the craft of the U.S. amphibious force, from its inception in the 1920s through World War II to the present. He explains how and why the United States successfully created an entirely new kind of fleet to fight and win such World War II battles as D-Day and the island landings in the Pacific. To an extent not previously documented, his book lays out the differing views and contributions of the U.S. Army, Navy, and Marines as well as the British, and how they affected the development of prewar and wartime amphibious forces. Current and future amphibious forces and tactics are explained, together with their implications for ships and craft, from 40,000-ton amphibious carriers down to tracked amphibious vehicles.