At close quarters : PT boats in the United States Navy

At close quarters : PT boats in the United States Navy / by Captain Robert J. Bulkley, Jr. ; with a foreword by President John F. Kennedy and an introduction by Rear Admiral Ernest McNeill Eller.

Author/creator	Bulkley, Robert J. (Robert Johns), 1911-1962
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, 2003.
Description	xxiv, 574 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Subject(s)	Torpedo-boats--United States --History --20th century. World War, 1939-1945--Naval operations, American. United States--History, Naval --20th century.

Contents	Pt. 1. Into action: Pearl Harbor and the Philippines -- pt. 2. Development: a new type emerges -- pt. 3. Guadalcanal and beyond: the Solomons campaign -- pt. 4. Southwest passage: conquest of New Guinea -- pt. 5. The Aleutians: a battle against weather -- pt. 6. The Mediterranean: torpedo war -- pt. 7. The English Channel: D-Day and after -- pt. 8. Southwest Pacific: return to the Philippines -- Postscript -- Appendix A. Composition of the squadrons -- Appendix B. PT losses -- Appendix C. Awards and citations -- Appendix D. Casualties.
General note	Originally published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2002041057
ISBN	1591140951 (alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	V833 .B85 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold