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

PT Boat Odyssey: In the Pacific War with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945 - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Robert P. GelzheiserAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2019-10-31Pages:303
Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476662640ISBN-10:1476662649UPC:9781476662640Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, NavalSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJ7YTKXAY

 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.

Language:EnglishPublisher:McFarland & CompanyISBN-13:9781476662640ISBN-10:1476662649UPC:9781476662640Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Wars & Conflicts, MilitaryBook Topic:World War II, NavalSize:9.90 x 6.90 x 0.80 inchesWeight:1.1001Product ID:SCJ7YTKXAY
Robert P. Gelzheiser is a retired history teacher. He lives in Englewood, Florida.
Publisher: McFarland & Company

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