Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support
(Book #157 in the Osprey New Vanguard Series)
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Described by one soldier as "a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water," the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver an infantry rifle company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI, or as it was more commonly known, "Elsie Item," and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium (LSM), were widely used by the allies during amphibious operations...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1846034353
ISBN13:9781846034350
Release Date:June 2009
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 0.4" x 9.7"
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