PT Boat Odyssey

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

Robert P. Gelzheiser (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

303 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6264-0 (ISBN)

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Explores the history, construction, armament and tactics used by PT boats, and the development of the Japanese Kamikaze force and the role it played in the World War II. The author also examines the American production juggernaut and why, despite America's overwhelming production advantage, the Japanese believed that if their people possessed the proper will, they could still win the War.

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.

Robert P. Gelzheiser is a retired history teacher. He lives in Englewood, Florida.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. A Father’s Workshop

2. December 7, 1941

3. The Motor Patrol Torpedo Boat

4. The Grand Adventure: The Voyage to Panama

5. PT Boat Squadron 16 and the War in Alaska

6. The Battle for New Guinea and the Motor Torpedo Boat Returns to the Philippines

7. American Production Versus the Japanese Spirit Warrior in World War II

8. Mindoro

9. The Battle for Manila and a Sailor’s Journey into the Darkness

10. Father and Son, Confessions and a Sailor’s Last Voyage

Afterword: Killing

Appendix A. Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 Honor Roll: Awards and Citations

Appendix B. Memorandum and Suggested Unit Citation Sent by Lieutenant Commander Davis to Rear Admiral Bowling

Chapter Notes

Bibliographic Note

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	27.12.2018
Zusatzinfo	99 photos, 8 maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	535 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-6264-9 / 1476662649
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6264-0 / 9781476662640
Zustand	Neuware