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PT Boats Behind The Scenes (Hardcover)
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PT Boats Behind The Scenes (Hardcover)
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An inside look at the massive efforts needed to keep the Navy's PT
Boats in fighting trim. From the stories of Repair Training Units,
Bases, FEMU barges, and tenders, the reader will get a real
understanding of the men who made up these specialized units.
Almost two hundred rarely seen photographs selected by Frank J.
Andruss Sr, curator of the acclaimed Mosquito Fleet Exhibit.
Photographs and ship histories of every PT tender that operated in
World War II. Numerous photographs of forward bases in the
Solomons, New Guinea, the Dutch East Indies, the Philippines, the
Mediterranean, and England. Detailed accounts of personnel,
facilities, and curriculum at the Repair Training Units. An
indispensable and unique source for anyone interested in the
history of U.S. patrol torpedo boats in World War II.
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