Books

Adams, Simon. Eyewitness Books: World War II. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2000.

Green, Michael. Land and Sea: Amphibious Vehicles. Mankato, Minnesota: Capstone Press, 1997.

Ladd, James D. Modern Military Techniques: Amphibious Techniques. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Company, 1985.

Siefring, Thomas A. United States Marines. Seacaucus, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, 1979.

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Encyclopedias

Britannica Online @ http://search.eb.com/

Grolier Online @ http://go.grolier.com/

Microsoft Encarta 99 Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 1993-1998.

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Images:

ALLIGATOR (LVT)

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/aavp7a1.htm

http://www.olive-drab.com/od_mvg_vehicle_id_amphib.php3

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html#photos

http://www.revell.ro/03055.htm#

http://www.mapleleafup.org/vehicles/odds/lvt.html

http://www.ipmscuritiba.com.br/materias/lvt.html

http://www.olivedrab.com/od_mvg_vehicle_ide_amphib.php3

http://www.22meu.usmc.mil/Equip%20Tracked.htm

AMPHICAR

http://www.amphicar.com/photog.htm

http://www.amphicar.com/

http://www.carstrucksvans.com/amphicar/

http://www.galloweb.com/~amphicar/

DUKW

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/D/drake.jpeg

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/D/DUKW2.jpeg

http://www.amphibiousvehicle.net/amphi/D/ducwsuper.jpeg

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html#photos

http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net/dukw.htm

http://www.marineamphibians.com/amtanks.html

HIGGINS BOAT (LCVP)

http://www.higginsboat.org/index.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/LCVP.html

http://search.eb.com/normandy/week2/invasion.html

http://www.maritime.org/hnsa-lcvp.htm

http://www.challengelcvp.com/galerie.html

http://www.modelshipbuilding.com/lindbergs_lcvp.htm

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/img/LCVP/

http://www.olive-drab.com/od_mvg_vehicle_id_amphib.php3

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/USN-ships.html#photos

http://www.insidelst.com/LCVP.htm

US MARINE CORPS

http://www.usmc.mil/

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Internet Sites

http://amphicar.net/ Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.aasbattalion.cpp.usmc.mil/Museum/Museum_LVT_History.asp Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.acbs-bslol.com/Porthole/HigginsLCVP.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.adti.net/html_files/deflnd/AAAV.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.amphicars.com Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.archives.gov/exhibit_hall/a_people_at_war/science_pitches_in/dukw.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.aristotle.net/~russjohn/dukw.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.asme.org/history/brochures/h193.pdf Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.bootsnall.com/cgi-bin/gt/namericatravelguides/nawlins/jan02orleans.shtml Last visited: March, 2003.

http://clearwaterhistory-worldwar2begins.theflaglandbase.org/page03.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.cos-internet.com/drspiff/Boats/DUKW.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.crt.state.la.us/crt/tourism/lawwii/Higgins/Higgins_boat.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.guntruck.com/DUKW.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://higginsboat.org/ Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.higginsclassicboats.com/rudder_article.txt Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.higginsmemorial.com. Last visited: March, 2003.

http://home.pacbell.net/lesds/WarHawk/Higgins.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USN/ships/LVT/LVT.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/USMC-C-Opening.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.kithobbyist.com/AFVInteriors/lvt4/lvt4.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.lpb.org/programs/higgins.bio.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http:www.marineamphibians.com/amtanks.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.mca-marines.org/Gazette/PDF/amphib0499.pdf Last visited: March, 2003.

http://mclm.com/gallery/amphibious Last visited: March, 2003.

http://members.aol.com/twodukw/twodukw.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.metroducks.com/history.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://millennium.fortunecity.com/redwood/352/usmc10.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.navyleague.org/seapower/heritage_of_innovation.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.ridetheducks.com/dukw_history.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/smithsonian/issues02/aug02/dukw.html Last visited: March, 2003.

http://www.softwhale.com/history/D-Day/Higgins-boats.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

http://ux1.cts.eiu.edu/~csjdn/dukw.htm Last visited: March, 2003.

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Technical Tools

The following technical tools were used for the creation of the artwork and the web site:

Adobe, Inc. Acrobat 6.0

Adobe, Inc. Photoshop 6.0

Canon X-L1 digital video camera

I-Movie 2 video editing software

Intuos 2 Graphics Tablet

Kodak DX3600 Digital Camera

Hewlett Packard ScanJet 7400 Scanner

Macromedia, Inc. Dreamweaver 4.0

Macromedia, Inc. Flash MX

Microsoft, Inc. Word 2000

Microsoft, Inc. Encarta 99 Encyclopedia. CD-ROM.

Puzzlemaker.com

Quia.com

Sony Mini DV Deck

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