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

"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 amp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rielly, Robin L.
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Amphibious operations.
Amphibious assault ships > United States > History > 20th century.
Landing craft > United States > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Pacific Area.
World War, 1939-1945 > Naval operations, American.
Physical Description:vii, 398 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Variant Title:
History of LCI and LCS(L) ships in the Pacific.
Format: Book

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