Robert P. Gelzheiser

PT Boat Odyssey

In the Pacific War with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the history, construction, armament and tactics used by PT boats, and the development of the Japanese Kamikaze force and the role it played in the World War II. The author also examines the American production juggernaut and why, despite America's overwhelming production advantage, the Japanese believed that if their people possessed the proper will, they could still win the War.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. September 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 548g
• ISBN-13: 9781476662640
• ISBN-10: 1476662649
• Artikelnr.: 52420921

Autorenporträt

Robert P. Gelzheiser is a retired history teacher. He lives in Venice, Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction
1.
A Father's Workshop
2.
December 7, 1941
3.
The Motor Patrol Torpedo Boat
4.
The Grand Adventure: The Voyage to Panama
5.
PT Boat Squadron 16 and the War in Alaska
6.
The Battle for New Guinea and the Motor Torpedo Boat Returns to the Philippines
7.
American Production Versus the Japanese Spirit Warrior in World War II
8.
Mindoro
9.
The Battle for Manila and a Sailor's Journey into the Darkness 10.
Father and Son, Confessions and a Sailor's Last Voyage Afterword: Killing Appendix A. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 Honor Roll: Awards and Citations Appendix B. Memorandum and Suggested Unit Citation Sent by Lieutenant Commander Davis to Rear Admiral Bowling Chapter Notes Bibliographic Note Bibliography Index