Allied landing craft of World War Two
A.D. Baker III

This book is a reprint of  a wartime US Naval Intelligence manual and its supplement, which since their declassification in 1946 have become a collector’s item. The information and illustrations for which these publications are so valued are now presented in one volume, in a new and improved format. Described and illustrated in this book are the landing ships, craft, barges, vehicle, personnel and tank landing craft, support and command craft, amphibious vehicle and supply and repair craft that proved indispensable to the US, British and Australian forces during ‘Torch’ landings in North Africa, those in Sicily and Italy, D-Day and the US island- hopping campaigns in the Pacific. In addition to extensive data tables and a complete list of designations, there are detailed outboard drawings of each type and over 350 blak-and-white photo’s, making this the best single reference available on these unique and ingenious craft.