American amphibious gunboats in World War II : a history of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific

Title
  1. American amphibious gunboats in World War II : a history of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific / Robin L. Rielly.
Published by
  1. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Author
  1. Rielly, Robin L.

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Description
  1. vii, 398 pages : illustrations, maps; 27 cm
Summary
  1. "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.
Alternative title
  1. History of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific
Subject
  1. World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American
  2. World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations
  3. Landing craft > United States > History > 20th century
  4. World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area
  5. Amphibious assault ships > United States > History > 20th century
Contents
  1. The need for a new weapon -- From training to missions -- Operation Cartwheel -- The central Pacific campaigns -- The Philippines retaken -- Leyte and Lingayen -- The LCS(L)s arrive -- Iwo Jima -- The liberation of Borneo -- Okinawa -- Screening the fleet -- The radar picket line -- War's end and post-war -- Glossary -- Appendix I: LCI gunboat flotillas and commanding officers -- Appendix II: Building and conversion locations -- Appendix III: LCS(L) flotillas and commanding officers -- Appendix IV: LCI(G), LCI(M), LCI(R), and LCS(L) ships damaged or lost in World War II -- Appendix V: Awards.
Call number
  1. JFF 13-1288
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-388) and index.
Author
  1. Rielly, Robin L., author.
Title
  1. American amphibious gunboats in World War II : a history of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific / Robin L. Rielly.
Publisher
  1. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-388) and index.
LCCN
  1. 2013009393
ISBN
  1. 9780786474226 (softcover : alk. paper)
  2. 078647422X (softcover : alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. JFF 13-1288
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