Hunters in the shallows : a history of the PT boat / Curtis L. Nelson.
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نصالناشر:Washington, D.C. : Brassey's, [1998]تاريخ حقوق النشر: copyright 1998الطبعات:1st edوصف:x, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1574881671
- V833 N45 1998
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UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | V833 N45 1998 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010000301598 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-231) and index.
Hunters in the Shallows is the first book to examine the development and role of the small torpedo boat in U.S. naval history, from William Cushing's heroic attack on the Confederate ram Albemarle in 1864, to PT operations in World War II. Moreover, it offers the first critical analysis of the PT's operational value. Culled from primary sources, this myth-buster covers the inside story of the scandalous 1939 Elco deal, offers new insight into the roles of Franklin D.
Roosevelt and Douglas MacArthur in PT development, dares a shocking reappraisal of MacArthur's dramatic escape from Corregidor by PT boat in 1942, and reassesses the sinking of John F. Kennedy's PT-109. It also contains numerous photos and illustrations tracing American small torpedo boat development from the Civil War through World War II. Sure to be controversial, Hunters in the Shallows is a must read for naval professionals, military historians, and PT boat buffs alike.
