The Mosquito Fleet
by Bern Keating
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About This Book
The Mosquito Fleet, first published in 1963, is a classic account of America’s small but strategically important fleet of PT boats during the Second World War. The lightweight boats proved to be a significant ‘irritant’ to the enemy in terms of their effectiveness in combat, hence the nickname ‘Mosquito.’ The book covers the use of PT boats in the Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters, and is based on action reports, squadron histories, and other naval records, plus diaries, letters, anecdotes, etc. supplied by PT crewmen. Included are six maps.Author Bern Keating served as a communicat...
Chapters (16)
- THE MOSQUITO FLEET
- CONTENTS
- 1. The First PTs: Facts and Fictions
- 2. Attrition at Guadalcanal
- 3. Battering Down the Gate: the Western Hinge
- 4. Battering Down the Gate: the Eastern Hinge
- 5. Along the Turkey’s Back
- 6. The War in Europe: Mediterranean
- 7. The War in Europe: English Channel
- 8. The War in Europe: Azure Coast
- 9. I Shall Return: Round Trip by PT
- U. S. Navy
- Japanese Navy
- Appendix 1 Specifications, Armament, and Crew
- Appendix 2 Losses Suffered by PT Squadrons
- Appendix 3 Decorations Won by PT Sailors
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