| Entry Text: | KAY-BUJAK, Philip. Empire Javelin, D-Day Assault Ship: The Royal Navy Vessel that Landed the US 116th Infantry on Omaha Beach. 240p., bibliog., illus., index. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Maritime, 2024. ISBN: 9781399035811. She was an American built LSI serving in the Royal Navy. The book focuses on her role at D-Day, landing A Company of the 116th Infantry Regiment as part of the initial assault. It also explores her career from design and construction to launch and work-up. After 6th June she continued to ferry troops across the Channel until her sinking in December 1944, either by U-boat or a mine, while carrying troops. |
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