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Amtracs: US Amphibious Assault Vehicles

By Steven J. Zaloga , Terry Hadler

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
ISBN
9781855328501, 185532850X
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13244835 bytes)
Series
New Vanguard 30
Pages
50\50
Time added
2020-09-27 11:47:32
Modern Warfare;Naval Warfare;History

Description

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.

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