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Autore |
Bulkley Jr Captain Robert J |
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At Close Quarters; PT Boats In The United States Navy [Illustrated Edition] |
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San Francisco : , : Verdun Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (666 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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EllerRear Admiral Earnest McNeill |
KennedyPresident John F |
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Naval history |
Military history, Modern - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction -- In Memoriam -- Preface -- Part I - Into Action-Pearl Harbor and the Philippines -- 1. THE LINEUP -- 2. "THEY LOOK LIKE JAPS" -- 3. MANILA BAY -- 4. THE FLEET WITHDRAWS -- 5. SS "CORREGIDOR" -- 6. "MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS ARE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING" -- 7. VISIT TO BINANGA -- 8. END OF THE 31 -- 9. GUNNERY ACTIONS -- 10. RETURN TO SUBIC -- 11. THE 32 IN ACTION -- 12. SUBIC AGAIN -- 13. THE GENERAL DEPARTS -- 14. THE 32 -- 15. PRESIDENT QUEZON -- 16. ENGAGEMENT OFF CEBU -- 17. "WE COULD NO LONGER FIGHT" -- 18. AND THEN THERE WERE NONE -- 19. END OF THE SQUADRON -- 20. "TWO HUNDRED BOATS IF POSSIBLE" -- Part II - Development-A New Type Emerges -- 1. WHAT IS A PT? -- 2. ANCIENT HISTORY -- 3. WORLD WAR I AND AFTER -- 4. SCOTT-PAINE AND VOSPER -- 5. RENEWED INTEREST -- 6. THE DESIGN CONTEST -- 7. PT 9 -- 8. THE ELCO CONTRACT -- 9. THE SQUADRONS -- 10. THE 77-FOOT BOAT -- 11. SOUTHERN WATERS AND LEND-LEASE -- 12. PTC's -- 13. THE PLYWOOD DERBIES -- 14. STANDARDIZATION -- 15. RESHUFFLING THE SQUADRONS -- 16. THE TRAINING CENTER -- 17. TABOGA -- 18. SHAKEDOWN -- 19. COMMISSIONING DETAILS -- 20. |
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FERRYING COMMAND -- 21. TENDERS -- 22. BASES -- 23. HELLCAT AND ELCOPLANE -- Part III - Guadalcanal and Beyond-The Solomons Campaign -- 1. MIDWAY: BETWEEN TWO CAMPAIGNS -- 2. TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC -- 3. THE STRUGGLE FOR GUADALCANAL -- 4. MEETING THE TOKYO EXPRESS -- 5. THE BATTLE OF GUADALCANAL -- 6. AFTER TASSAFARONGA -- 7. EVACUATION -- 8. A LULL IN OPERATIONS -- 9. LOSS OF THE "NIAGARA" -- 10. THE "STANVAC MANILA" -- 11. THE "McCAWLEY" -- 12. TRANSITION -- 13. FIRST ACTION AT RENDOVA -- 14. COSTLY ERRORS -- 15. THEY DIDN'T PASS THE WORD -- 16. THE 109 -- 17. BARGE HUNTING -- 18. VELLA LAVELLA -- 19. DAYLIGHT STRIKES -- 20. END OF THE NEW GEORGIA CAMPAIGN -- 21. TREASURY AND BOUGAINVILLE. |
22. A BRUSH WITH TORPEDO BOMBERS -- 23. DESTROYERS AGAIN -- 24. SHORE BATTERIES -- 25. TO GREEN ISLAND -- 26. COLLISION -- 27. ACTION IN EMPRESS AUGUSTA BAY -- 28. RABAUL -- 29. MARCH AND APRIL 1944 -- 30. THE RUGGED LIFE -- 31. TASK GROUP 30.3 -- 32. A TRAP -- 33. TASK GROUP 70.8 -- Part IV - Southwest Pacific-Conquest of New Guinea -- 1. TO THE BUNA CAMPAIGN -- 2. THE CRUISE OF THE "HILO" -- 3. TUFI -- 4. TASK GROUP 70.1 -- 5. BATTLE OF THE BISMARCK SEA -- 6. SOME BARGES AND A FIRE -- 7. DOUGLAS HARBOR AND MOROBE -- 9. KIRIWINA, WOODLARK, AND NASSAU BAY -- 10. ACTIONS IN HUON GULF -- 11. LAE, SALAMAUA, AND FINSCHHAFEN -- 12. MOROBE: OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER -- 13. A LETTER FROM GENERAL BERRYMAN -- 14. TENDERS, STAFF, AND LOGISTICS -- 15. KIRIWINA -- 16. DREGER HARBOR -- 17. ACTION ON A REEF -- 18. A SUBMERSIBLE -- 19. PLANES AT ARAWE -- 20. ACTIONS ALONG THE NEW GUINEA COAST -- 21. EXPANSION -- 22. DESTRUCTION IN HANSA BAY -- 23. THE ADMIRALTIES -- 24. REIN BAY AND TALASEA -- 25. NEW BRITAIN: SOUTH COAST -- 26. SAIDOR -- 27. AITAPE -- 28. MIOS WOENDI -- 29. OPERATIONS IN GEELVINK BAY -- 30. AMSTERDAM ISLAND -- 31. END OF THE NEW GUINEA CAMPAIGN -- Part V - The Aleutians-A Battle Against Weather -- 1. A RACE FOR ISLANDS -- 2. MTB DIVISION 1 -- 3. SQUADRON 13 -- Part VI - The Mediterranean-Torpedo War -- 1. SQUADRON 15 -- 2. NORTH AFRICA -- 3. BIZERTE -- 4. SICILIAN INVASION -- 5. PALERMO -- 6. INVASION OF ITALY -- 7. MADDALENA AND BASTIA -- 8. WINTER OPERATIONS -- 9. COLLISION WITH A MINESWEEPER -- 10. ANZIO -- 11. TB DESTROYERS -- 12. FUN WITH ROCKETS -- 13. OPERATION GUN -- 14. EXPANSION -- 15. CORVETTES AND DESTROYERS -- 16. ELBA -- 17. CAPTURE OF AN MAS -- 18. THE THUNDERBOLT -- 19. SOUTHERN FRANCE -- 20. THE ADVANCE LANDINGS -- 21. DIVERSIONARY OPERATIONS -- 22. MINES -- 23. PORQUEROLLES -- 24. THE GULF OF FOS. |
25. EXPLOSIVE BOATS AND HUMAN TORPEDOES -- 26. LAST DAYS AT BASTIA -- 27. LEGHORN -- 28. TORPEDOING THE HARBORS -- 29. THE LAST PATROLS -- Part VII - The English Channel-D-Day and After -- 1. D-DAY AND THE MASON LINE -- 2. THE CHANNEL ISLANDS -- 3. THE EASTERN FLANK -- 4. END OF THE CAMPAIGN -- Part VIII - South-West Pacific-Return to the Philippines -- 1. MOROTAI -- 2. RESCUE IN WASILE BAY -- 3. LOSSES -- 4. CONTAINING AND HARASSING -- 5. BATTLE OF SURIGAO STRAIT -- 6. AIR ATTACKS -- 7. LEYTE AND CEBU -- 8. FIRST DAYS AT MINDORO -- 9. A JAPANESE TASK FORCE -- 10. MINDORO CONVOY -- 11. TASK GROUP 77.11 -- 12. MINDORO PATROLS -- 13. BASES AND LOGISTICS -- 14. LINGAYEN GULF -- 15. RETURN TO MANILA BAY -- 16. PALAWAN -- 17. ZAMBOANGA -- 18. PANAY -- 19. EAST TO DAVAO -- 21. TAWI TAWI -- 22. BRUNEI BAY -- 23. BALIKPAPAN -- 24. MTBRONSPAC -- 25. SURRENDER -- 26. THE END AND THE BEGINNING -- Postscript -- Appendix A - Composition |
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of the Squadrons -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 1 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 2 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 2(2) -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 3 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 3(2) -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 4 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 5 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 6 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 7 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 8 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 9 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 10 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 11 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 12 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 13 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 14 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 15 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 16 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 17 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 18 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 19 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 20 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 21 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 22 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 23 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 24 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 25. |
MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 26 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 27 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 28 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 29 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 30 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 31 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 32 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 33 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 34 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 35 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 36 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 37 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 38 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 39 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 40 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 41 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 42 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 43 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 44 -- MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 45 -- MOTOR TORPEDO SUBMARINE CHASER SQUADRON 1 -- PT's NOT PLACED IN SQUADRON SERVICE -- BPT -- Appendix B - PT Losses -- PT -- RECAPITULATION -- Appendix C - Awards and Citations -- I. UNIT CITATIONS -- II. INDIVIDUAL AWARDS -- Appendix D - Casualties -- KILLED IN ACTION -- WOUNDED -- A Note on Sources -- A. GENERAL DISCUSSION -- B. SPECIFIC CITATIONS -- Part 1. INTO ACTION-PEARL HARBOR AND THE PHILIPPINES -- Part II DEVELOPMENT-A NEW TYPE EMERGES -- Part III. GUADALCANAL AND BEYOND THE SOLOMONS CAMPAIGN -- Part IV. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-CONQUEST OF NEW GUINEA -- Part V. THE ALEUTIANS-A BATTLE AGAINST WEATHER -- Part VI. THE MEDITERRANEAN-TORPEDO WAR -- Part VII. THE ENGLISH CHANNEL-D-DAY AND AFTER -- Part VIII. SOUTHWEST PACIFIC-RETURN TO THE PHILIPPINES. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Captain Robert J. Bulkley's 'At Close Quarters: PT Boats in the United States Navy' provides an in-depth historical account of the role and impact of PT boats during World War II. With a foreword by President John F. Kennedy, the book explores the development, deployment, and strategic significance of these small, fast, and versatile vessels in various theaters of war, including the Philippines, Guadalcanal, and the Southwest Pacific. It highlights the PT boats' contributions in shallow waters and their complement to larger naval forces. The book is a detailed chronicle suitable for military history enthusiasts, providing insights into naval warfare tactics, the design evolution of PT boats, and personal accounts from the war. |
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