A wonderful account of PT boats and their role in the war against Japan. From early operations at Pearl Harbor and the Philipines to the Solomon Islands campaign to the battle against the barges that supplied New Guinea to the return to the Philipines. A very authoritative story of the contribution of small, dedicated crews operating glorified plywood speedboats. As a class the PT boats did not survive the war...the weather-beaten wooden craft were burned on a Philipine beach at war's end, although the concept has been revived several times since, including the PBR in the Mekong. A stirring tale. ( )