| American Pt Boats in World War II: A Pictorial History |  | Author: Victor Chun
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 741899
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.7 x 1
ISBN: 0764302566
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.8258
EAN: 9780764302565
ASIN: 0764302566
Publication Date: May 1997
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Book Description
American PT Boats in World War II is an illustrated study of the development, construction, tactics, and combat actions, of U.S. PT Boats.
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 The current photo source on PTs November 22, 2007
Chun's book is THE photographical reference available today. If you want printed information on PT boats you buy two books: this for photographs, diagrams and all things visual and Bulkeley's AT CLOSE QUARTERS for extremely detailed accounts of PT actions. Good job Chun!
Really Unique May 4, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is great, primarily because of the pictorial treatment of the subject. As retired Navy, I have read extensively the history of World War II and specifically of the U.S. Navy role in winning the war. The exploits of the PT boats in the Pacific theater were of special interest. The detailed pictures of the interior and exteriors of the PT boat in the book are particularly good. I found the book to be very helpful in seeing pictorially what fighting the war in PT boats was like. The many original drawings of the profile and deck plans alone are worth a purchase.
Excellent Pictoral History August 26, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Vic Chun has done an outstanding job of bringing together brief histories of PT Boats from each theater. The book is well researched. He covers all makes and manufacturers. Some information has been included on the elusive subject of PT Boat camouflage. Highly recommended for the PT Boat enthusiast.
PT Boat Enthusiast! Two Thumbs Up! July 7, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've bought several of these books for my uncles who served in the Navy during WWII. They loved it! They told me this was one of the best books on PT Boats out there. I liked it because I don't know a lot about these boats and I found it informative and my uncles know a lot about these boats and found it informative too. One of my uncles especially liked the cut out designs - because he has been making models of several boats and he used this book to help him make a PT.
 Picture Book April 23, 2001
9 out of 14 found this review helpful
I bought the book for reference in building a model of a late war Elco 80'. I was disappointed in what I got for my $40. It is indeed a picture book. It contains page after page of original construction drawings of dubious worth, and some photos I had not seen before. Looking though the credits I was struck with the thought that it appeared as though the author had just published everything he could get his hands on from the PT Boat Museum. Color profile plates (read original material) of camoflage measures are absent. There is not much here that is not available from other less expensive books, and a little research by the truly interested. The organization of the book left alittle to be desired as well. The chapter titles could used a little more thought. Overal it struck me as a make money quick endeavor by publishing a ton of material available through government sources. Very little original synthesis of the material was done. This volume is more like a scrapbook.
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