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Book Synopsis Beachheads Secured by : Harold L. Barbin
Download or read book Beachheads Secured written by Harold L. Barbin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beachheads Secured Volumes 1 and 2 each tell the detailed history of the 873 PT Boats, after USA construction transferred to the navies of UK, USSR, and the USA; their one hundred thirty bases, nineteen Tenderships, and fiftysix PT Boat Squadrons. This comprehensive work takes the reader to actions and thrilling operations in the North Pacific, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the Caribbean Sea, South Pacific, Southwest Pacific, Western Pacific, Panama Canal Zone, Australia, Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel.
Book Synopsis At Close Quarters by : Robert Johns Bulkley
Download or read book At Close Quarters written by Robert Johns Bulkley and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 614 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Beachheads Secured by : Harold L. Barbin
Download or read book Beachheads Secured written by Harold L. Barbin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 636 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beachheads Secured Volumes 1 and 2 each tell the detailed history of the 873 PT Boats, after USA construction transferred to the navies of UK, USSR, and the USA; their one hundred thirty bases, nineteen Tenderships, and fiftysix PT Boat Squadrons. This comprehensive work takes the reader to actions and thrilling operations in the North Pacific, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the Caribbean Sea, South Pacific, Southwest Pacific, Western Pacific, Panama Canal Zone, Australia, Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel
Book Synopsis PT Boat Odyssey by : Robert P. Gelzheiser
Download or read book PT Boat Odyssey written by Robert P. Gelzheiser and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-04 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Nicely illustrated with black-and-white historical photos…extraordinary…impressively informative…. Expertly organized and presented…recommended”—Midwest Book Review During the Pacific War between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies, the author's father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16A, from New Orleans to Panama to Seattle and to Attu Island in the Aleutians. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to New Guinea, then battled Japanese kamikazes for the Philippine Island of Mindoro. Like many World War II veterans, Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father's experience, details the roles PT boats played in the war and examines why, despite America's overwhelming wartime manufacturing capacity, the Japanese believed they could still win the war.
Download or read book Mtbstc written by Charles B. Jones and published by Nimble Books. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive history of an important, but mostly overlooked, element of the World War II Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats: the Motor Torpedo Boat Squadrons Training Center (MTBSTC) in Melville, Rhode Island. While not every sailor who served on PT boats went through the training at MTBSTC, every PT sailor was affected by what went on there. The MTBSTC created the PT boats' operational policies and tactics, as well as weapons and equipment experimentation and development. Even the orders the men received for their PT boat assignment were dictated by the MTBSTC. Most of the books written about PT boats have only a passing reference to the MTBSTC. This lack of detailed information on the Training Center has left a large hole in the overall printed history of PT boats. This book fills that gap. This book documents the Training Center from its beginnings when the land was undeveloped swampland, through its growing pains during construction and expansion during the war. It traces the problems of developing a training curriculum from scratch, the struggles to keep the training current, up through the point when the training reached its peak of proficiency just as the war ended. It provides insight into what life was like for the sailors that spent two to three months going through the training program and of those who were stationed at the Training Center as instructors or staff personnel. This book also details the Training Center's post-war career and its current development as a thriving marina and boat building enterprise. This book is culled from the MTBSTC's wartime correspondence files and other deck logs, published and unpublished books, articles, and reports; and interviews with PT boat veterans who underwent the training at the MTBSTC. It is lavishly illustrated with archival, private, and public photographs, most of which have never been published before. This book completes the written history of the PT boats in World War II.
Book Synopsis PT Boat Squadrons by : Angus Konstam
Download or read book PT Boat Squadrons written by Angus Konstam and published by Ian Allan Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Relatively little material has been published about the development of PT-boats. This book covers the many types and variants of boats which were used by the US Navy.
Book Synopsis Long Were the Nights by : Hugh Barnett Cave
Download or read book Long Were the Nights written by Hugh Barnett Cave and published by Zenger Publishing Company, Incorporated. This book was released on 1980 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Saga of PT Squadron "X" in the Solomons.
Book Synopsis At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy by : Robert J. Bulkley
Download or read book At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy written by Robert J. Bulkley and published by Historical Studies. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Small though they were, PT boats played a key role in World War II, carrying out an astonishing variety of missions where fast, versatile, and strongly armed vessels were needed. Called "weapons of opportunity," they met the enemy at closer quarters and with greater frequency than any other type of surface craft. Among the most famous PT commanders was John F. Kennedy, whose courageous actions in the Pacific are now well known to the American public. The author of the book, another distinguished PT boat commander in the Pacific, compiled this history of PT-boat operations in World War II for the U.S. Navy shortly after V-J Day, when memories were fresh and records easily assessable. Bulkley provides a wealth of facts about these motor torpedo boats, whose vast range of operation covered two oceans as well as the Mediterranean and the English Channel. Although their primary mission was to attack surface ships and craft close to shore, they were also used effectively to lay mines and smoke screens, to rescue downed aviators, and to carry out intelligence and raider operations. The author gives special attention to the crews, paying well-deserved tribute to their heroism, skill, and sacrifice that helped to win the war.
Download or read book Pt Boats written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 29. Chapters: Douglas MacArthur's escape from the Philippines, List of PT boat bases, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-121, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-337, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-34, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-346, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-41, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-59, Motor Torpedo Boat PT-658, Motor Torpedo Boat PT 105, PT 617, PT 796. Excerpt: PT boats were a variety of torpedo-armed fast attack craft used by the United States Navy in World War II to attack larger surface ships. "PT" is the US hull classification symbol for "Patrol Torpedo." The PT boat squadrons were nicknamed "the mosquito fleet." The Japanese called them "Devil Boats." The original pre-World War I torpedo boats were designed with "displacement" hulls. They displaced up to 300 tons and the top speed was 25 to 27 kn (29 to 31 mph; 46 to 50 km/h). The PT boats used in World War II were built using the planing-type hull form developed for racing boats. They were much smaller (30-75 tons) and faster (35-40 knots). Both types were designed to strike at larger warships with torpedoes, using relatively high speed to get close, and small size to avoid being spotted and hit by gunfire. They were much less expensive than large warships. PT boats were much faster, smaller, and cheaper than conventional (displacement hull) vessels. During World War II, American PT boats engaged enemy destroyers and numerous other surface craft, ranging from small boats to large supply ships. PT boats also operated as gunboats against enemy small craft, such as armored barges used by the Japanese forces for inter-island transport. In the late 1930s, the U.S. Navy requested competitive bids for several different concepts of torpedo boats. This competition led to eight prototype boats built to compete in two different classes. The first class was for 55-foot (17 m) boats, and the...
Book Synopsis Building the PT Boats by : Frank J Andruss Sr
Download or read book Building the PT Boats written by Frank J Andruss Sr and published by . This book was released on 2009-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book PT Squadron 16 written by Thomas Hart and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-07 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A memoir of the Pacific Theatre of World War 2, as told by PT Boat sailor Thomas Hart. Hart's detailed account covers PT Squadron 16's journey from New Orleans Louisiana in 1942 to the Panama Canal, Alaska, and action in the Philippines and South Pacific.
Book Synopsis World War II PT Boat Captain by : James Oliveri
Download or read book World War II PT Boat Captain written by James Oliveri and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an adventure story of a Patrol Torpedo Boat (PTB) officer during the opening phases of the Pacific War. It is historical fiction that takes some liberty with events, places, and people. The characters are primarily fictitious. The author attempts to portray real persons in the story truthfully. The build-up to WW II and the early Pacific War campaign against Japan provides the background to dramatize the training, courage, and leadership of American PT Boat commanders and their crews. Many of the tactical situations, weapons, and communications are products of the author's imagination. The early June 1942 battle for Midway Island is featured to honor the Navy, Marine, and Army troops that defended the Midway Islets. It is a tribute to the courageous personnel who fought back after the 7 December 1941 sneak attack on Pearl harbor and turned the tide of war against Japan. This third book in Law's Pacific War Series features characters from Volume One (Captain Harry "Rats" Mueller, USMC) and Volume Two (Commander David A. Pelham, USN). It introduces Ensign Wilbur O. Wright, USNR. Wilbur volunteers for the Patrol Torpedo Boat program and sees combat during the Battle of Midway. CDR Law has added some intriguing chapters where he speculates what life was like for Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz before the war with Japan, as a four-star Admiral after Pearl Harbor, and during the Battle for Midway Island.A little-known fact: there was a PT Boat Squadron at NAS Midway during the historic battle in June 1942. They played a significant role in the anti-air defense of the atoll and were ready to attack enemy ships that came within a hundred miles of the base. Hopefully, readers will learn what it was like to train in PT Boats before the war, how Admiral Chester Nimitz set his trap for the four Japanese aircraft carriers before the Battle of Midway, and the defensive preparations on and around Midway Island that made it a very tough nut to crack.
Download or read book The Hooligan Navy written by Scott Baron and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Japanese called them "Devil Boats" or "Green Dragons". The Germans called them "Schnellboots". Americans called them "The Mosquito Fleet" or "The Hooligan Navy". But Patrol Torpedo boats, popularly known as "PT boats" or more accurately Motor Torpedo Boats (MTB) were small, fast, and highly maneuverable small craft used by the United States Navy in World War II. Initially hampered at the beginning of the war by ineffective torpedoes, limited armament, and their comparatively fragile construction, they performed admirably in the Pacific, Atlantic and the Mediterranean theaters of war and their daring tactics earned a durable place in the public imagination that remains strong into the 21st century. They are the precursor of the Navy's fast attack craft used today. PT boats were primarily designed for high-speed torpedo attacks against much larger ships but would also fulfill a variety of vital roles. PT boats were also used to lay mines and smoke screens, search and rescue operations for downed aviators, and carried out intelligence and raider operations. However, following the Allies gaining air superiority during the daylight hours in various theaters, Japanese supply missions in the Pacific and German and Italian supply missions in the Mediterranean gradually shifted to ones that made use of barges in shallow waters. PT boats were more often deployed against barges rather than warships, which explained why most boats were retrofitted with machine guns and cannons. PT boats were the perfect weapons to counter barge traffic. PT's were in more frequent contact with the enemy, and at closer range, than any other type of surface craft. PT officers and enlisted men garnered two Medals of Honor, 22 Navy Crosses, 3 Distinguished Service Crosses, a Distinguished Service Medal, and numerous Silver Stars. On December 7, 1941, there were only 29 PT's in the fleet but by December 7, 1943, there were more than 29 squadrons Forty-three PT squadrons, each with 12 boats were formed during World War II by the U.S. Navy. PT boat duty was extremely dangerous, and the squadrons suffered an extremely high loss rate in the war. Of the 531 PT Boats in service during the war, a total of 99 were lost, or roughly 18.6%, with 32 lost to accidents or friendly fire, 27 were scuttled to prevent capture, 8 were rammed, 2 were destroyed by Kamikazes, 9 were destroyed by naval mines, 6 were sunk by enemy coastal artillery, 8 were strafed and 7 sunk by enemy naval gunfire. Since the end of WW II, and even before, PT Boats have become part of the popular culture and national imagination. In 1945, with the war still going on, John Ford, a captain in the US Naval Reserve, directed the film "They Were Expendable" starring Robert Montgomery, himself a Navy veteran of D-Day, and John Wayne, loosely based on PT-41 and other PT boats in the Philippines following Wake Island. The 1963 film "PT-109" starred Cliff Robertson as Lt. (jg) John F. Kennedy, a semi-biographical account of the then-president's war service in the Solomon Islands during WW II. In 1959, when a high school student asked Kennedy how he had become a war hero, he answered "It was easy - they sank my boat." . As President John F. Kennedy, who as a scrawny 25-year-old lieutenant had commanded the ill-fated PT-109 in the Solomon Islands in 1943 would later state: "PT boats were an embodiment of John Paul Jones' words: "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast, for I intend to go in harm's way" and often expressed the opinion that PT boats were the 20th Century equivalent of the cavalry.
Book Synopsis PT Boat Episodes by : Roger M. Jones
Download or read book PT Boat Episodes written by Roger M. Jones and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis US Patrol Torpedo Boats by : Gordon L. Rottman
Download or read book US Patrol Torpedo Boats written by Gordon L. Rottman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motor torpedo boat development began in the early 1900s, and the vessels first saw service during World War I. However, it was not until the late 1930s that the US Navy commenced the development of the Patrol Torpedo or PT boat. The PT boat was designed for attacking larger warships with torpedoes using its 'stealth' ability, high-speed and small size to launch and survive these attacks – although they were employed in a wide variety of other missions, including rescuing General MacArthur and his entourage from the Philippines. This book examines the design and development of these unique craft, very few of which survive today, and goes on to examine their role and combat deployment in World War II.
Download or read book PT Boat written by Henry Bolles Lent and published by . This book was released on 1943 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Narrates the life of First Ensign Bob Reed following his graduation from the Midshipman's School at Notre Dame and his entry into the United States Navy at Melville, Rhode Island.
Book Synopsis Weapons, Equipment, Insignia by : Jeff Warner
Download or read book Weapons, Equipment, Insignia written by Jeff Warner and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like its predecessors in the series, this book is an epic chronicle of previously unpublished topics, including the uniforms and equipment of the submarine force, PT boat squadrons, mine warfare men, gun crews, signalmen, and more. In addition, never-before addressed subjects including the U.S. Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, Public Health Service, Coast and Geodetic Survey and the Samoan Fita-Fita are examined. Clothing, accoutrements, insignia, small arms, knives, life jackets, novelty items and sweetheart jewelry are all covered.
