American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II

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As the United States began its campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, Japanese tactics required them to develop new weapons and strategies. One of the most crucial to the island assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. These gunboats were also to prove important in the interdiction of inter-island barge traffic and, late in the war, the kamikaze threat. Several variations of these gunboats were developed, based on the troop carrying LCI(L). They included three conversions of the LCI(L), with various combinations of guns, rockets and mortars, and a fourth gunboat, the LCS(L), based on the same hull but designed as a weapons platform from the beginning. By the end of the war the amphibious gunboats had proven their worth.

Über den Autor

Robin L. Rielly spent many years as an educator, specializing in international relations, Asian studies and American history. He also served as the Historian/Archivist for the USS LCS(L) 1-130 Association, a World War II veteran's group. This is his sixth book dealing with American Naval history.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

[...] Need for a New Weapon

[...] Training to Missions

3.Operation Cartwheel

[...] Central Pacic Campaigns

[...] Philippines Retaken-Leyte and Lingayen

[...] LCS(L)s Arrive

[...] Jima

[...] Liberation of Borneo

9.Okinawa

10.Screening the Fleet

[...] Radar Picket Line

[...]'s End and Post-War

Glossary

Appendix I:LCI Gunboat Flotillas and Commanding Ofcers

Appendix II:Building and Conversion Locations

Appendix III:LCS(L) Flotillas and Commanding Ofcers

Appendix IV:LCI(G), LCI(M), LCI(R), and LCS(L) Ships Damaged or Lost in World War II

Appendix V:Awards

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Details

Empfohlen (von):	18
Erscheinungsjahr:	2013
Genre:	Geschichte , Importe
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9780786474226
ISBN-10:	078647422X
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Rielly, Robin L.
Hersteller:	McFarland
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße:	254 x 178 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Robin L. Rielly
Erscheinungsdatum:	30.04.2013
Gewicht:	0,764 kg