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The boat that won the war. An illustrated history of the Higgins LCVP

Door Jr. Roberts

Categorie
Schepen & Scheepvaart
Boeknummer
#235614
Titel
The boat that won the war. An illustrated history of the Higgins LCVP
Auteur
Roberts, Jr., Charles C.
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Barnsley, Seaforth Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2017
ISBN10
1526706911
ISBN13
9781526706911
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting
The Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel LCVP for short, or simply the Higgins boat to most of its users was one of the keystones of victory in the Second World War. Like the army s Jeep or the Air Force s C-47 transport, it served in almost every theatre of war, performing unglamorous but vital service in the Allied cause. Derived from a humble workboat, the Higgins boatbuilding company designed a brilliantly simple craft that performed its role so well that over 23,000 of them were constructed indeed, a high proportion of all the troops landed on enemy beaches came ashore from LCVPs, an achievement that led General Eisenhower to describe it as the boat that won the war . As Eisenhower had more experience of major amphibious operations than any other commander, it is a judgment to be taken ser... (Lees verder)iously. This book combines the first in-depth history of the development and employment of the type, with a detailed description of its construction, machinery, performance and handling, based on the author s first-hand experience masterminding the restoration of a wartime example for his museum. Well illustrated with plans and photographs, it will be of interest to modelmakers and enthusiasts, both military and naval.
Pagina's
128
Conditie
Nieuw
Prijs
€ 20,00

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