PT Boats at War
Subtitle: World War II to Vietnam
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Published: March 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780760304990
Subjects: Torpedo-boats; Military - Naval; Warships; History - Military / War; Military; United States; Military Science; Maritime history; Naval forces & warfare; Shipbuilding technology & engineering; History; 20th century; History, Naval
First sentence: The invention of the self-propelled or "automobile" torpedo in the late 1800s led to new types of naval warfare as the torpedo became a potent weapon for use by submarines, small surface craft, and, eventually, aircraft.