A father's workshop -- December 7, 1941 -- The motor patrol torpedo boat -- The grand adventure: the voyage to Panama -- PT Boat Squadron 16 and the war in Alaska -- The Battle for New Guinea and the motor torpedo boat returns to the Philippines -- American production versus the Japanese spirit warrior in World War II -- Mindoro -- The Battle for Manila and a sailor's journey into the darkness -- Father and son, confessions, and a sailor's last voyage -- Afterword: Killing -- Appendix 1: Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16 honor roll: awards and citations -- Appendix 2: Memorandum and suggested unit citation sent by Lieutenant Commander Davis to Rear Admiral Bowling.
Summary:
"Like many World War II veterans, Francis Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father's story, 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"-- Provided by publisher.
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