MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 02217cam a22003134a 4500
001 2001044914
003 DLC
005 20070511110031.0
008 010907s2002 mdua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2001044914
020 $a1557502501 (alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aV895$b.F75 2002
082 00 $a623.8/25$221
100 1 $aFriedman, Norman,$d1946-
245 10 $aU.S. amphibious ships and craft :$ban illustrated design history /$cby Norman Friedman ; ship plans by A.D. Baker III and Norman Friedman.
246 30 $aUS amphibious ships and craft
246 3 $aUnited States amphibious ships and craft
260 $aAnnapolis, Md. :$bNaval Institute Press,$cc2002.
300 $axx, 659 p. :$bill. ;$c29 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [645]-652) and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: List of Tables ix -- Acknowledgments xi -- List of Abbreviations xiii --Part One. Developing Amphibious Warfare -- 1 Introduction 3 -- 2 Developing the Techniques 17 -- 3 Transports 23 -- 4 Landing Craft 67 -- 5 The British Connection 103 --Part Two. World War II Developments -- 6 Attack Transports and Conversions 151 -- 7 Increasing Demand for Landing Craft 207 -- 8 Fire Support 223 -- 9 Command and Control 261 --Part Three. Postwar Developments -- 10 Perfecting the Technique 287 -- 11 The Fast Submarine and the Fast Amphibious Force 311 -- 12 The Bomb and Vertical Envelopment 347 -- 13 New Landing Craft 383 --Part Four. The Sixties and Beyond -- 14 Fire Support Revisited 403 -- 15 A New-Generation Amphibious Flagship 425 -- 16 Over the Horizon Assault 433 -- 17 Preparing for the Future 457 --Appendixes -- A Maritime Prepositioning and Sealift 467 -- B Landing Craft/Ship Programs 481 -- C Amphibious Ships 495 -- Notes 621 -- Bibliography 645 -- Index 653.
650 0 $aAmphibious assault ships$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aLanding craft$zUnited States$xHistory.
650 0 $aAmphibious warfare$xHistory$y20th century.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy033/2001044914.html
856 42 $3Book review (E-STREAMS)$uhttp://www.e-streams.com/es0603/es0603_2377.html