Skipper, Ben Landing Craft & Amphibians. Seaborne Vessels in the 20th Century

From the wars of antiquity to the recent events in South West Asia, landing craft and amphibians have been an ever-present seaborne and battle space asset in one form or another for the commander wanting to get boots on the ground. Refined during the Second World War with the introduction of the Amphibian, and again with the perfection of the hovercraft, the landing crafts finest hour in popular consciousness occurred on 6 June 1944.
This "Land Craft" title focuses on Landing Craft and Amphibian development during the Second World War as versatile seaborne assets. The book also looks at the post-war evolution of the Landing Craft and Amphibians, and how the simple concepts of their design remain alive and in use almost a century later.
This "Land Craft" title offers the modeller an exciting range of subjects, era and theatre choices, especially those modelling the Second World War.

This title in the "Land Craft" series focuses largely on the development of landing craft and amphibious vehicles during the Second World War as versatile sea and, depending on the type, land vehicles. The book also looks at the development of landing craft and amphibious vehicles after 1945 and shows how the simple concepts of their design are still alive and in use almost a century later.
This "Land Craft" title offers the modeller an exciting choice of subjects, eras and locations, especially for World War 2 models.