PT Boat Squadrons: US Navy Torpedo Boats

Spearhead #18

by Angus Konstam

This title covers the many types and variants of PT-boats used by the US Navy in a variety of roles; originally conceived as anti-ship weapons, they were also used effectively to lay mines and smoke screens, the rescue downed aviators and to carry out intelligence or raider operations.

96 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2005

About the author

Angus Konstam is a Scottish writer of popular history. Born in Aberdeen, Scotland and raised on the Orkney Islands, he has written more than a hundred books on maritime history, naval history, historical atlases, with a special focus on the history of piracy.