At General Quarters in the Pacific and a Five-Month Yachting Cruise in the Atlantic with a Young MTB Captain. Several tales told by a former PT boat officer, some typical, some not so typical, of action and service in both the Pacific and Atlantic. Most of the photographs and illustrations have never been published before and show many details of the boats. 41 photos, 2 illustrations, 3 documents, 4 maps. Full contents listing can be seen in the Book Preview along with additional sample pages.

PT BOAT - PERRY AND PAUL"There were two men who loved the Navy...one because he wanted thrills and excitement...the other because he wanted to serve his country on the sea!"They had nothing in common - - -or so it seemed! But there came a day when alone in a crippled speed-boat, they faced the power of the Japanese Navy and found they had a common bond - in death!"So begins the heroic saga of the PT Boats, and the men who play tag in the fastest ships that roam the seas. A new series of action-filled stories crammed with spine-chilling episodes, and characters you'll never forget!PT BOAT ran for 30 issues in Military/Modern Comics --- and we're bringing them all to you! You can get them in a 4-volume collection, or altogether in THE COMPLETE PT BOAT! All coming in August 2015!QUALITY NOTE: This volume is missing three pages. While we hate to public defective books, because of the rarity of the books and the importance of the collection, we decided to move forward. If you buy this book, send us your contact information, and once the book is updated we will send you a replacement copy free of charge.CLASSIC COMICS LIBRARY - ALWAYS ALL STORIES - NO ADSGet the complete catalog by [email protected] COMICS CAN BE HARD TO FIND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. These books are reprinted from the best available images, and the books will be updated as new copies are uncovered. Sometimes the early and rarer books reflect the age and the condition of the originals. Many people enjoy these authentic characteristics. If you are not entirely happy, please contact us for exchange or refund at any time!

“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.

Bane Skiles is a handsome young man from a wealthy Hawaiian family in the early 1940s. On the verge of graduation from college, he makes plans to fulfill a boyhood dream and sail around the world alone in the familys sailboat, Voyager. He begins his journey in the fall of 1941only to have his voyage interrupted by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Bane enlists in the Navy and soon becomes a PT boat captain with PT Boat Squadron 10, fighting in the Solomon Islands. While in love with a beautiful red haired Australian girl he finds himself having mysterious visions of a dark-haired woman covered in gold. After the war as Bane completes his voyage, he is pulled into the retrieval of a lost Biblical artifact stolen by the Nazis who believe it holds supernatural powers. In this historical novel, a world traveler is embroiled in the turmoil of World War II finds himself caught up in an adventure he never dreamed.

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