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"Landing Ship, Tank (LST) 1942-2002" (New Vanguard)In association with Amazon.comby: Gordon Rottman  Amazon.com's Price: $17.95 as of 03/03/03 13:37 dAvailability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 623.82560904 EAN: 9781841769233 ISBN: 1841769231 Label: Osprey Publishing Languages: Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: December 10, 2005 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: December 10, 2005 Studio: Osprey Publishing Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: The Landing Ship Tank (LST) is one of the most famous of the many World War II amphibious warfare ships. Capable of discharging its cargo directly on to shore and extracting itself, the LST provided the backbone of all Allied landings between 1943 and 1945, notably during the D-Day invasion. Through its history, the LST saw service from late 1942 until late 2002, when the US Navy decommissioned the USS Frederick (LST-1184), the last ship of its type. This book reveals the development and use of the LST, including its excellence beyond its initial design expectations. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Handy Reference on Unglamorous ShipTo read this book is an important reminder that battles are won by logistics as well as front line troops. The use of LST's allowed the Allies to get ashore tanks, troops and supplies quickly without the need of a port. They also were used to take wounded back to safer havens for better treatment. Winston Churchill actually proposed the concept which saw modifications and improvement as time and experience with amphibious assualts grew. Over 1,050 were built. Each one could carry 20 ... Read More Rating: - LST - 1942 - 2002The book splains every type of LST's used between 1942 and 2002 with colour arts and full schemes, a good reference for modelers and historians. Rating: - The difference between airborne insertion and amphibious assault...The Landing Ship, Tank was a war-winning weapon. Nazi Germany didn't have anything like it and had to seize a port or make do with a barge. Against light resistance, this worked. It wouldn't work against prepared defenses such as the German Atlantic Wall or the determined Imperial Japanese fortified islands from 1943 on. This Osprey New Vanguard book continues a tradition of excellence. The LST was a British invention, but American industry made it a practical reality. The LST was ... Read More Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display 
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