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Author : BERN KEATING.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : World War, 1939-1945
ISBN : 1839742453
Author : Bern Keating
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1966
Category : Torpedo-boats
ISBN : OCLC:505950428
Author : Harold L. Barbin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781450003643
Beachheads Secured Volumes 1 and 2 each tell the detailed history of the 873 PT Boats, after USA construction transferred to the navies of UK, USSR, and the USA; their one hundred thirty bases, nineteen Tenderships, and fiftysix PT Boat Squadrons. This comprehensive work takes the reader to actions and thrilling operations in the North Pacific, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the Caribbean Sea, South Pacific, Southwest Pacific, Western Pacific, Panama Canal Zone, Australia, Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel.
Author : Bern Keating
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Torpedo-boats
ISBN : STANFORD:36105080727717
Author : Robert P. Gelzheiser
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781476662640
“Nicely illustrated with black-and-white historical photos…extraordinary…impressively informative…. Expertly organized and presented…recommended”—Midwest Book Review 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.
Author : Iain Martin
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781338185690
A thrilling true survival story that follows one of America's most beloved presidents, John F. Kennedy, as he fought to save his crew after a deadly shipwreck in the Pacific during World War II. In September 1941, young Jack Kennedy was appointed an Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve. After completing training and eager to serve, he volunteered for combat duty in the Pacific and was appointed commander of PT 109.On August 2, 1943, Kennedy's PT 109 and two others were on a night mission to ambush an enemy supply convoy when they were surprised by a massive Japanese destroyer. The unsuspecting Americans had only seconds to react as the Japanese captain turned his ship to ram directly into Kennedy's. PT 109 was cut in half by the collision, killing two of Kennedy's 12 crewmen and wounding several others in the explosion.In Harm's Way tells the gripping story of what happened next as JFK fought to save his surviving crew members who found themselves adrift in enemy waters. Photographs round out the exciting narrative in the first book to cover this adventurous tale for young readers.
Author : Ted Meredith
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2000-08
Category : Sailors
ISBN : 9780595006519
Lt. Ted Meredith, USNR, PT Boat Officer Young men fought the battles of World War II. Life with the 10 man crew aboard PT 129 in New Guinea. Encounters with Admiral Bulkeley, General MacArthur, John Wayne and young Lt. Jack Kennedy. History of PT boats in W.W. II. Weekly letters written to his mother 50 years ago describe daily life and the strong bonds developed by officers and crew on those special 80 foot boats. More: map, index, illustrations and bibliography. 244 page paperback. Author's Bio: J.E. Ted Meredith Explorer, Scholar, Scribe, Management consulting leader, retired partner PricewaterhouseCoopers, frequent speaker and author of professional articles. Harvard Business School M.B.A. (Distinction), Harvard College B.A. 1942, Mercersburg Academy. Former President Institute of Management Accountants, Peter Tare, Inc. (ex-PT Boat officer)
Author : Duane Ryan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Naval art and science
ISBN : MINN:31951D00678154C
Author : John J. Domagalski
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9781612002354
The complete World War II record of one of the most celebrated warships in American history—made famous by her final commanding officer, John F. Kennedy. Fleshing out the little-known chronicle of this patrol torpedo boat under two officers during the swirling battles around Guadalcanal, “John Domagalski brings PT-109 and her crew back to life once again and, in doing so, honors all who served in the patrol torpedo service” (Military Review). In these mainly nocturnal fights, when the Japanese navy was at its apex, America’s small, fast-boat flotillas darted in among the enemy fleet, like a “barroom brawl with the lights turned out.” Bryant Larson and Rollin Westholm preceded Kennedy as commanders of PT-109, and their fights leading the ship and its brave crew hold second to none in the chronicles of US Navy daring. As the battles moved on across the Pacific, the PT-boat flotillas gained confidence, even as the Japanese, too, learned lessons on how to destroy them. Under its third and final commander, Kennedy, PT-109 met its fate as a Japanese destroyer suddenly emerged from a dark mist and rammed it in half. Two crewmen were killed immediately, but Kennedy, formerly on the swim team at Harvard, was able to shepherd his wounded and others to refuge. His unsurpassed gallantry cannot resist retelling, yet the courage of the book’s previous commanders have not until now seen the light of day. This book provides the complete record of PT-109 in the Pacific, as well as a valuable glimpse of how the American Navy’s daring and initiative found its full playing field in World War II.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Military art and science
ISBN : PSU:000006140755
Author : US Army Military History Research Collection
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112117093
Author : Patricia Hachten Wee,Robert James Wee
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Education
ISBN : 0810853019
This comprehensive volume provides a wealth of information with annotated listings of more than 3,500 titles--a broad sampling of books on the war years 1939-1945. Includes both fiction and nonfiction works about all aspects of the war. Professional resources for educators aligned to the educational standards for social studies; technical references; periodicals and electronic resources; a directory of WWII museums, memorials, and other institutions; and topics for exploration complement this excellent library and classroom resource.
Author : Frank J Andruss Sr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1608880737
Author : Richard V. Simpson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0738505080
In 1877, the U.S. Navy purchased the fast steam yacht Stiletto from the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company of Bristol, Rhode Island, for "automobile" torpedo experiments in Narragansett Bay. The submarine service was in its infancy, and interest in the self-propelled torpedo as an undersea weapon flourished. Herreshoff's fast, steam-powered boats were the first of the delivery platforms accepted by the U.S. Navy Department for experiments at the Newport Naval Torpedo Station and service during the Spanish-American War. Dating from the Civil War, the torpedo station on Goat Island in Newport Harbor was the first torpedo armory in the United States, specializing in research, development, and manufacture. Building the Mosquito Fleet: The U.S. Navy's First Torpedo Boats traces the important and often dramatic history of the involvement between the U.S. Navy and the Herreshoff brothers' marine yards over a period of more than thirty years. It is a story of enterprise, naval development, and marine manufacturing during a time of experimentation and evolution. Included are dramatic stories of the men who built and tested these dangerous new vessels. This fascinating volume preserves under one cover a concise history of the torpedo boats built by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company. It describes design and construction innovations introduced by the Herreshoffs and traces the events that led the major navies of the world to take notice of the Herreshoffs' work.
Author : Harold L. Barbin
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 636 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2010-11-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781450003650
Beachheads Secured Volumes 1 and 2 each tell the detailed history of the 873 PT Boats, after USA construction transferred to the navies of UK, USSR, and the USA; their one hundred thirty bases, nineteen Tenderships, and fiftysix PT Boat Squadrons. This comprehensive work takes the reader to actions and thrilling operations in the North Pacific, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, the Caribbean Sea, South Pacific, Southwest Pacific, Western Pacific, Panama Canal Zone, Australia, Mediterranean Sea, and the English Channel