Landing Craft, Infantry and Fire Support

by Gordon L. Rottman

Described by one soldier as "a metal box designed by a sadist to move soldiers across the water," the Landing Craft, Infantry was a large beaching craft intended to transport and deliver an infantry rifle company to a hostile shore, once the beachhead was secured. The LCI, or as it was more commonly known, "Elsie Item," and its vehicle-delivery counterpart, the Landing Ship, Medium (LSM), were widely used by the allies during amphibious operations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1846034353
• ISBN13: 9781846034350
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 0.4" x 9.7"