Dark Nights, Deadly Waters
American PT Boats at Guadalcanal
$64.97
- Hardcover
292 pages
- Release Date
6 November 2023
Summary
Eighty feet long, built of layered mahogany and powered by three monstrous 1500-horsepower V-12 engines, the US Navy’s Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats screamed across the water at over forty knots. They were not only fast, but also armed to the teeth, bristling with a deadly array of machine guns, automatic cannons, torpedoes, and depth charges. Duty aboard the boats was often reserved for the spirited, the aggressive, and the very young, the average age of a PT sailor being twenty-four years of ag…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493072064 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1493072064 |
| Author: | Keith Warren Lloyd |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Imprint: | The Lyons Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 292 |
| Release Date: | 6 November 2023 |
| Weight: | 599g |
| Dimensions: | 236mm x 163mm x 33mm |
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Warren has written a compelling fact-based account that follows the first deployment of PT boats to the Solomons and their support of operations against the Japanese at Guadalcanal. Anyone interested in US Naval Operations during World War II or the Guadalcanal campaign will enjoy Dark Nights, Deadly Waters.
About The Author
Keith Warren Lloyd
Keith Warren Lloyd is an author and historian, a U.S. Navy veteran, and a professional firefighter. Lloyd graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Liberal Studies with an emphasis on history and political science. He is also the author of The Great Desert Escape: How the Flight of 25 German Prisoners of War Sparked One of the Largest Manhunts in American History and Avenging Pearl Harbor: The Saga of America’s Battleships in the Pacific War. He lives in Arizona.
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