Flat-Bottom Odyssey: Aboard LST 400 From North Africa to D-Day, A Memoir

Jaeger, Gene

ISBN 10: 0692008950 / ISBN 13: 9780692008959

Edité par Prairie Ocean Press, 2016

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Synopsis :

At the end of 1941, European ports were held by the enemy. The heavy weapons needed to retake the captured lands would have to be delivered in flat-bottomed, bow-loading ships that could load 20 Sherman tanks in Philadelphia and deliver them, under fire, on hostile beaches. One man, who served on an LST (Landing Ship, Tanks), tells of the untrained men going into battle in untried ships, called upon to do on-the-job training and fight a war in the process.

Présentation de l'éditeur: At the end of 1941, European ports were held by the enemy. The heavy weapons needed to retake the captured lands would have to be delivered in flat-bottomed, bow-loading ships that could load 20 Sherman tanks in Philadelphia and deliver them, under fire, on hostile beaches. One man, who served on an LST (Landing Ship, Tanks), tells of the untrained men going into battle in untried ships, called upon to do on-the-job training and fight a war in the process.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Flat-Bottom Odyssey: Aboard LST 400 From ...
Éditeur : Prairie Ocean Press
Date d'édition : 2016
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good