

At Close Quarters
PT Boats in the United States Navy
Author: Robert J. Bulkley, John F. Kennedy, Ernest McNeill Eller
Narrator: Mike Chamberlain
Unabridged: 18 hr 41 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 01/02/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Technology & Engineering, Wars, World War Ii
Synopsis
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.