PT boat odyssey: in the Pacific war with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16, 1943-1945
"Like many World War II veterans, Francis Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father's story, details the roles PT boats played in the war and examines why, despite America's overwhelming wartime manufacturing capacity, the Japan...
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
[2019]
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| Zusammenfassung: | "Like many World War II veterans, Francis Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father's story, 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." |
| Beschreibung: | x, 293 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte |
| ISBN: | 9781476662640 |
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| adam_text | Table of Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 1. A Fathers Workshop 5 2. December 7,1941 9 3. The Motor Patrol Torpedo Boat 18 4. The Grand Adventure: The Voyageto Panama 35 5. PT Boat Squadron 16 and the War in Alaska 55 6. The Battle for New Guinea and the Motor Torpedo Boat Returns to the Philippines 88 7. American Production Versus the Japanese Spirit Warrior in World War II 120 8. Mindoro 142 9. The Battle for Manila and a Sailor’s Journey into the Darkness 234 10. Father and Son, Confessions and a SailorsLast Voyage 247 Afterword: Killing 261 Appendix A. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 Honor Roll: Awards and Citations 267 Appendix B. Memorandum and Suggested Unit Citation Sent by Lieutenant Commander Davis to Rear Admiral Bowling 269 Chapter Notes 271 Bibliographic Note 281 Bibliography 284 Index 287 vii
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| contents | A father's workshop -- December 7, 1941 -- The motor patrol torpedo boat -- The grand adventure: the voyage to Panama -- PT Boat Squadron 16 and the war in Alaska -- The Battle for New Guinea and the motor torpedo boat returns to the Philippines -- American production versus the Japanese spirit warrior in World War II -- Mindoro -- The Battle for Manila and a sailor's journey into the darkness -- Father and son, confessions, and a sailor's last voyage -- Afterword: Killing -- Appendix 1: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 honor roll: awards and citations -- Appendix 2: Memorandum and suggested unit citation sent by Lieutenant Commander Davis to Rear Admiral Bowling |
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