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18%OFFGordon L. Rottman - Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support - 9781846034350 - V9781846034350
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Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support

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Description for Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support Paperback. The Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium were widely used by the allies during World War II. Later, the hulls of these ships were used as the basis for a fire support ship. Series: New Vanguard. Num Pages: 48 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: JWMV2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 247 x 167 x 4. Weight in Grams: 166.
Described by one soldier as a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water, the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to deliver an infantry company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium were widely used by the allies during World War II. Later, the hulls of these ships were used as the basis for a fire support ship. While the landing ships were phased out after the Korean War, some fire support craft remained in use throughout the Vietnam War. ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
48
Condition
New
Series
New Vanguard
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846034350
SKU
V9781846034350
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About Gordon L. Rottman
Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training ... Read more

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