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German mining of landing craft in World War II claims local soldiers
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...
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How an often overlooked World War II-era shipbuilder designed the boat that Eisenhower said 'won the war for us'
His landing craft were used in every major amphibious assault of World War II, from the shores of Europe to the Pacific islands. "He was the right person with the right ideas and the right drive ...
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German mining of landing craft in WWII claims local soldiers at Anzio
As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 soldiers ...
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Australia And The U.S. Must Combine Their Heavy/Medium Landing Ship Programs
After World War II, with the advent of super-sized, integrated amphibious shipping, the utilitarian LST-type landing craft was de-emphasized. But the potential contribution from LST-like vessels ...
New China satellite photos of D-Day-style landing barges making experts sweat
Naval analyst H I Sutton has published a report in Naval News highlighting the appearance of between three and five new ...
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World War II veteran who served in Pacific Theater dies at 98
Services were held Monday for Gilbert "Gil" Nadeau, who survived kamikaze attacks while serving aboard a Navy landing craft in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Nadeau died Oct. 19 ...