The Higgins Landing Craft, Higgins Boat, Landing Craft, or whatever you would like to call it, is one of the most important vehicles of the Second World War - perhaps just as much as tanks, planes, and warships. In a war full of amphibious invasions, landing on beaches in a safer and more efficient way is crucial to victory. So lets find out the history of this war machine and its use by the World War Two Allies?

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Hosted by:Indy Neidell
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Written by: Indy Neidell
Research by: NN
Edited by: NN
Map animations by: Daniel Weiss
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Sound design by: Marek Kamiński
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Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com

Image sources:
US Navy Archives
Higgins Industries

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