This is a country-by-country guide to 130 landing ships and landing
craft, with over 210 wartime and modern photographs. It features a
complete guide to landing ships, detailing conventional personnel and
cargo carriers, welldeck dock ships and modern multi-function ships
accommodating helicopters, landing craft, military personnel, their
vehicles and equipment. It also features a country-by-country directory
of landing craft, from ramped beaching craft to present-day high-speed
air-cushion craft, including amphibious tracked landing vehicles and
peripheral activities such as minesweeping and obstacle clearance.
Specification boxes provide at-a-glance information about each vessel's
country of origin, displacement, dimensions, armament, machinery, power
and endurance. It includes a technical glossary explaining naval
acronyms, abbreviations and key terminology. Amphibious warfare vessels
are ships that travel from shore to shore, and craft moving from ship to
shore. This authoritative book consists of two illustrated directories,
the first covering landing ships - the ocean-going vessels that
transport personnel, cargo or vehicles - and then landing craft, the
majority of which are transported aboard specialist ships. From
float-on, float-off welldeck ships to high-speed air-cushion landing
craft, 130 types from around the world are included. With over 210
photographs from museums, libraries and other historical sources, this
instructive volume provides enthusiasts with a lively and engaging guide
to a fascinating subject. - Features a complete guide to landing ships,
detailingconventional personnel and cargo carriers, welldeckdock ships
and modern multi-function shipsaccommodating helicopters, landing craft,
militarypersonnel, their vehicles and equipment - Also features a
country-by-country directory of landingcraft, from ramped beaching craft
to present-day highspeedair-cushion craft, including amphibious
trackedlanding vehicles and peripheral activities such asminesweeping
and obstacle clearance - Specification boxes provide at-a-glance
informationabout each vessel's country of origin, displacement,
dimensions, armament, machinery, power and endurance - Includes a
technical glossary explaining naval acronyms, abbreviations and key
terminology
