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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10944661.
- catalog coverage "United States History, Naval.".
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-231) and index.".
- catalog extent "x, 242 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Hunters in the shallows.".
- catalog identifier "1574881671".
- catalog isFormatOf "Hunters in the shallows.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Brassey's,".
- catalog relation "Hunters in the shallows.".
- catalog spatial "United States History, Naval.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "359.8/358 21".
- catalog subject "Torpedo-boats United States History.".
- catalog subject "V833 .N45 1998".
- catalog title "Hunters in the shallows : a history of the PT boat / Curtis L. Nelson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Naval history. fast".
- catalog type "text".