Description
| Product ID: | 9781476662640 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | PT Boat Odyssey |
| Subtitle: | In the Pacific War with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 |
| Authors: | Author: Robert P. Gelzheiser |
| Page Count: | 202 |
| Subjects: | Second World War, Second World War, Military vehicles, Military & naval ships, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2) |
| Description: | 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. 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. |
| Imprint Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Publisher Name: | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-08-30 |
