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? During the Pacific War between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies, the author''s father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16A, from New Orleans to Panama to Seattle and to Attu Island in the Aleutians. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to New Guinea, then battled Japanese kamikazes for the Philippine Island of Mindoro.

Like many World War II veterans, Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father''s experience, details the roles PT boats played in the war and examines why, despite America''s overwhelming wartime manufacturing capacity, the Japanese believed they could still win the war.

PT Boat Odyssey

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    A Paperback by Robert P. Gelzheiser

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 1/30/2019 12:08:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476662640, 978-1476662640
      ISBN10: 1476662649

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ? During the Pacific War between the United States and Imperial Japanese navies, the author''s father, Francis Gelzheiser, deployed with Motor Torpedo Boat Squadron 16A, from New Orleans to Panama to Seattle and to Attu Island in the Aleutians. After their return voyage, the PT boats journeyed to New Guinea, then battled Japanese kamikazes for the Philippine Island of Mindoro.

      Like many World War II veterans, Gelzheiser only shared his recollections of combat later in life. The author chronicles his father''s experience, details the roles PT boats played in the war and examines why, despite America''s overwhelming wartime manufacturing capacity, the Japanese believed they could still win the war.

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