| US Amphibious Tanks of World War II Contributor(s): Zaloga, Steven J. (Author), Morshead, Henry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1849086362 ISBN-13: 9781849086363 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Weapons |
| Dewey: 355.820 |
| LCCN: 2012288231 |
| Series: New Vanguard |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.1" W x 9.6" (0.35 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The advent of combined arms operations in World War II created the need for specialized armored vehicles. In the case of amphibious attacks, the issue arose of how best to land tanks on a beach. Although a variety of specialized landing craft were developed, the Dieppe raid in 1942 encouraged the development of tanks that could be deployed from further off-shore to limit the vulnerability of the LCT craft. The deep-wading equipment that they developed was first used during Operation Husky on Sicily in July 1943, and subsequently for Operations Avalanche (Salerno, September 1943), Shingle (Anzio, January 1944) and Overlord (Normandy, June 1944). The US-manufactured DD tanks were used during Overlord by both US and British forces, and again in 1945 during the Rhine crossings. Initially, developments in the Pacific Theater were separate from those in Europe. The Marines learned from the Tarawa landings in 1943 that unprepared tanks could not be safely landed even in shallow water. DD tanks were never seriously considered for the Pacific, so other solutions were sought. A detailed study of specialized US amphibious tanks, this is a title that will appeal to those interested in both Pacific and European Theaters, modellers and collectors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Zaloga, Steven J.: - Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union. |