Derek Law Bibliography

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LAVERY, Brian. Assault Landing Craft: Design, Construction and Operations. 120p., illus. Barnsley: Seaforth, 2009. ISBN: 9781848320505.

Examines its design history before the War, when amphibious operations were deeply unfashionable. It describes its design and construction and includes information on the role of the crew and the techniques and tactics used in landings. It gives an account of the larger ships which carried it and the life of the sailors and soldiers who travelled in it. Finally, it describes its role in the many operations in which it took part, including withdrawals such as Dunkirk and the catastrophic Dieppe raid of 1942