U.S. amphibious ships and craft : an illustrated design history / by Norman Friedman ; ship plans by A.D. Baker III and Norman Friedman.
- Title
- U.S. amphibious ships and craft : an illustrated design history / by Norman Friedman ; ship plans by A.D. Baker III and Norman Friedman.
- Published by
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2002.
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- Description
- xx, 659 p. : ill.; 29 cm.
- Alternative title
- US amphibious ships and craft
- United States amphibious ships and craft
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- Contents
- pt. 1. Developing Amphibious Warfare. 1. Introduction. 2. Developing the Techniques. 3. Transports. 4. Landing Craft. 5. The British Connection -- pt. 2. World War II Developments. 6. Attack Transports and Conversions. 7. Increasing Demand for Landing Craft. 8. Fire Support. 9. Command and Control -- pt. 3. Postwar Developments. 10. Perfecting the Technique. 11. The Fast Submarine and the Fast Amphibious Force. 12. The Bomb and Vertical Envelopment. 13. New Landing Craft -- pt. 4. The Sixties and Beyond. 14. Fire Support Revisited. 15. A New-Generation Amphibious Flagship. 16. Over the Horizon Assault. 17. Preparing for the Future -- App. A. Maritime Prepositioning and Sealift -- App. B. Landing Craft/Ship Programs -- App. C. Amphibious Ships.
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- Harvard Library
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [645]-652) and index.
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