American Pt Boats in World War II: A Pictorial History

Rating:
Summary: Picture Book
Review: I bought the book for reference in building a model of a late war Elco 80'. I was disappointed in what I got for my $40. It is indeed a picture book. It contains page after page of original construction drawings of dubious worth, and some photos I had not seen before. Looking though the credits I was struck with the thought that it appeared as though the author had just published everything he could get his hands on from the PT Boat Museum. Color profile plates (read original material) of camoflage measures are absent. There is not much here that is not available from other less expensive books, and a little research by the truly interested. The organization of the book left alittle to be desired as well. The chapter titles could used a little more thought. Overal it struck me as a make money quick endeavor by publishing a ton of material available through government sources. Very little original synthesis of the material was done. This volume is more like a scrapbook.

Rating:
Summary: Picture Book
Review: I bought the book for reference in building a model of a late war Elco 80'. I was disappointed in what I got for my $40. It is indeed a picture book. It contains page after page of original construction drawings of dubious worth, and some photos I had not seen before. Looking though the credits I was struck with the thought that it appeared as though the author had just published everything he could get his hands on from the PT Boat Museum. Color profile plates (read original material) of camoflage measures are absent. There is not much here that is not available from other less expensive books, and a little research by the truly interested. The organization of the book left alittle to be desired as well. The chapter titles could used a little more thought. Overal it struck me as a make money quick endeavor by publishing a ton of material available through government sources. Very little original synthesis of the material was done. This volume is more like a scrapbook.

Rating:
Summary: PT Boat Enthusiast! Two Thumbs Up!
Review: I've bought several of these books for my uncles who served in the Navy during WWII. They loved it! They told me this was one of the best books on PT Boats out there. I liked it because I don't know a lot about these boats and I found it informative and my uncles know a lot about these boats and found it informative too. One of my uncles especially liked the cut out designs - because he has been making models of several boats and he used this book to help him make a PT.

Rating:
Summary: PT Boat Enthusiast! Two Thumbs Up!
Review: I've bought several of these books for my uncles who served in the Navy during WWII. They loved it! They told me this was one of the best books on PT Boats out there. I liked it because I don't know a lot about these boats and I found it informative and my uncles know a lot about these boats and found it informative too. One of my uncles especially liked the cut out designs - because he has been making models of several boats and he used this book to help him make a PT.

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Summary: Excellent Pictoral History
Review: Vic Chun has done an outstanding job of bringing together brief histories of PT Boats from each theater. The book is well researched. He covers all makes and manufacturers. Some information has been included on the elusive subject of PT Boat camouflage. Highly recommended for the PT Boat enthusiast.