Devil Boats: The PT Against Japan
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Book Overview
The PT boat was a class of motor torpedo boats used by the United States during the Second World War. Armed with a 40mm antiaircraft gun, two 20mm antiaircraft guns and four torpedo tubes, their... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0891415866
ISBN13:9780891415862
Release Date:June 1995
Publisher:Presidio Press
Length:229 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Ivy leaguers and jocks trade in their daddy's yachts.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Devil Boats is a chronicle, albeit not a voluminous one, of the exploits of the men of the PT "Devil" boats of WWII. William Breuer tells the highlights of the adventures of these Ivy league, jock sailors who traded their yachts and sports careers for the dangers of the Pacific Theater. Breuer's story follows the course of PT boat action from Pearl Harbor and MacArthur's escape to the sad days at war's end when a indifferent U.S. Navy burned and scuttled much of what remained of the storied boats. Devil Boats also recounts the legacies of many of the crews of the PT squadrons who in later life would go on to fill the highest offices in government and civilian realms. Not the scholarly work that researchers often seek, Devil Boats remains however and iconic book reminiscent of most WWII stories published in the few decades that followed. Overall, a fun and short read. REVIEW EVERY BOOK YOU READ, AUTHORS DESERVE YOUR OPINIONS.
Good Overview of PT Boat Stories
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Historian William Breuer has produced a popular, anecdotal history of the PT Boat in WWII. It's a good, enjoyable read that gives the reader a broad overview of what the boats did and what kind of people manned them. If you are interested in PT Boats, this is an excellent place to start, but keep in mind you are skimming the surface.Highly recommended as a companion book is Victor Chun's pictorial history of American PT Boats in WWII.For more detailed PT stories, try Dick Keresey's "PT-105" or track down a copy of "At Close Quarters."
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