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The first prototype for the LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) was completed in July 1941, its design based on the Alligator, a tracked amphibious vehicle developed for rescue operations in the swamps of Florida. Though the early conception of amtrac operations envisioned using LVTs solely as supply vehicles, at Tarawa amtracs demonstrated their utility as assault vehicles to carry troops, leading to the development of new models. This book covers the evolution of amtracs, from the first LVT-1 to the LVT-7; their numerous variants; and their use throughout World War II and beyond.

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Amphibian Vehicles · Tarawa: New Tactics · Amtanks and Fire Support · Battles for the Marianas · Late War Landings · Amtracs in Europe · Post-War LVT Development

Amtracs: US Amphibious Assault Vehicles

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A Paperback / softback by Steven J. Zaloga, Terry Hadler, Mike Badrocke

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    Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
    Publication Date: 01/09/1999
    ISBN13: 9781855328501, 978-1855328501
    ISBN10: 185532850X
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    The first prototype for the LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) was completed in July 1941, its design based on the Alligator, a tracked amphibious vehicle developed for rescue operations in the swamps of Florida. Though the early conception of amtrac operations envisioned using LVTs solely as supply vehicles, at Tarawa amtracs demonstrated their utility as assault vehicles to carry troops, leading to the development of new models. This book covers the evolution of amtracs, from the first LVT-1 to the LVT-7; their numerous variants; and their use throughout World War II and beyond.

    Table of Contents
    Amphibian Vehicles · Tarawa: New Tactics · Amtanks and Fire Support · Battles for the Marianas · Late War Landings · Amtracs in Europe · Post-War LVT Development

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