American Amphibious Gunboats in World War II: A History of LCI and LCS(L) Ships in the Pacific

by Robin L. Rielly

As the United States began its campaign against numerous Japanese-held islands in the Pacific, Japanese tactics required them to develop new weapons and strategies. One of the most crucial to the island assaults was a new group of amphibious gunboats that could deliver heavy fire close in to shore as American forces landed. These gunboats were also to prove important in the interdiction of inter-island barge traffic and, late in the war, the kamikaze...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 078647422X
• ISBN13: 9780786474226
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher