Fighting Boats for a Fighting Navy: The World War II PT Boats in contemporary advertisements: Black & White Collection

By Patrick Matthews

PT boats captured the imagination of the American public during WW2. From the darkest days of 1941 and 1942, the PTs were bravely slugging it out with the overwhelming Japanese invasion forces. PTs extracted MacArthur from Manila, and when he returned, it was on a PT. The PTs were nimble and quick, and packed a wallop. They were Davids to the Axis Goliaths. And the crews-what young man wouldn't want to be a dashing PT sailor? This collection of WW2 ads follows the PTs and their crews from those dark early days to the final victory and the promise of carefree yachting in the ensuing peace. Over 200 wartime PT ads are crammed into this affordable "Black & White Collection". Also look for the companion volume, "Fighting Boats for a Fighting Navy: Supplemental Color Edition", which contains a selection of the most colorful ads from this larger B&W edition.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1105448754
• ISBN13: 9781105448751
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.0"