Amtracs - US Amphibious Assault Vehicles

Informationen zum Autor Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II . He currently lives in Maryland, USA. Klappentext An account of the activities and capabilities of the US armoured vehicles used in World War Two. The volume is number 30 in the NEW VANGUARD series. Zusammenfassung The first prototype for the LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) was completed in July 1941, its design based on the Alligator, a tracked amphibious vehicle developed for rescue operations in the swamps of Florida. Though the early conception of amtrac operations envisioned using LVTs solely as supply vehicles, at Tarawa amtracs demonstrated their utility as assault vehicles to carry troops, leading to the development of new models. This book covers the evolution of amtracs, from the first LVT-1 to the LVT-7; their numerous variants; and their use throughout World War II and beyond. Inhaltsverzeichnis Amphibian Vehicles · Tarawa: New Tactics · Amtanks and Fire Support · Battles for the Marianas · Late War Landings · Amtracs in Europe · Post-War LVT Development

Product details

• Authors: Steven Zaloga, Steven J. Zaloga, Zaloga Steven J.
• Assisted by: Mike Badrocke (Illustration), Badrocke Mike (Illustration), Terry Hadler (Illustration), Hadler Terry (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.09.1999
• EAN: 9781855328501
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-850-1
• No. of pages: 50
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 250 mm x 6 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; USA, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, Naval forces & warfare, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, United States of America, USA, Naval forces and warfare, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Land, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / Sea