As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific islands. "He was the right person with the right ideas and the right drive ...
After World War II, with the advent of super-sized, integrated amphibious shipping, the utilitarian LST-type landing craft was de-emphasized. But the potential contribution from LST-like vessels ...