The Boat that Won the War

An Illustrated History of the Higgins LCVP

Charles C. Roberts (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

136 Seiten

2017
Naval Institute Press (Verlag)
978-1-59114-597-4 (ISBN)

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The Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel--LCVP for short, or simply the "Higgins boat" to most of its users--was "the boat that won the war," according to General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Like the Jeep or the C-47 transport, it served in almost every theatre of World War II, performing unglamorous but vital service in the Allied cause.This book combines the first in-depth history of the development and employment of the type, with a detailed description of its construction, machinery, performance, and handling, based on the author's first-hand experience guiding the restoration of a wartime example for his museum. Well illustrated with plans and photographs, it will be of interest to model makers and enthusiasts, both military and naval.

Charles C. Roberts, Jr is the founder of Roberts Armory, a museum of World War II military vehicles in Rochelle, Illinois.

Erscheinungsdatum	01.02.2018
Zusatzinfo	120 illustrations
Verlagsort	Annopolis
Sprache	englisch
Maße	171 x 248 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-59114-597-X / 159114597X
ISBN-13	978-1-59114-597-4 / 9781591145974
Zustand	Neuware