Fighting Boats for a Fighting Navy: The World War II PT Boats in contemporary advertisements: Black & White Collection

by Patrick Matthews

PT boats captured the imagination of the American public during WW2. From the darkest days of 1941 and 1942, the PTs were bravely slugging it out with the overwhelming Japanese invasion forces. PTs extracted MacArthur from Manila, and when he returned, it was on a PT. The PTs were nimble and quick, and packed a wallop. They were Davids to the Axis Goliaths. And the crews-what young man wouldn't want to be a dashing PT sailor? This collection of WW2...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1105448754
• ISBN13: 9781105448751
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"