Pig Boats

by Theodore Roscoe

History - World War 2

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Military History, Naval History, World War II, Military Fiction

Mass Market Paperback

First published December 1, 1949

About the author

Theodore Roscoe (1906–1992) was an American biographer and writer of adventure, fantasy novels and stories. Roscoe's stories appeared in pulp magazines including Argosy, Wings, Flying Stories, Far East Adventure Stories, Fight Stories, Action Stories and Adventure. A collection of his stories, The Wonderful Lips of Thibong Linh, was published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1981.

Roscoe was commissioned by the United States Naval Institute to write the detailed and massive histories United States Submarine Operations in World War II (1949) and United States Destroyer Operations in World War II (1953). He subsequently wrote several other books on naval history including The Trent Affair, November, 1861: U.S. detainment of a British ship nearly brings war with England (1972).

Reviews

[Iain · Rating 3 out of 5]

A classic that suffers from covering a bit too much territory; mentioning every submarine lost (regardless of how mundane) while at the same time not spending enough time on the more interesting actions / boats.

[Rick Chollett · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book!