WORLD WAR II PT BOAT CAPTAIN: Featuring the Battle for Midway (James W. Law's Pacific Press Series)

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by CDR James W Law

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Volume Three in the Pacific War Series is an adventure story of a Patrol Torpedo Boat (PTB) officer during the start of the Pacific War. The build-up to WW II and the early Pacific War campaign against Japan provides the background to dramatize the training, courage, and leadership of American PT Boat commanders and their crews. Early wartime PT Boat operations in the Philippines are presented, as is the extraction of General MacArthur, his family, and staff from Corregidor. The early June 1942 battle for Midway Island is featured to honor the Navy, Marine, and Army troops that defended the Midway Islets. It is a tribute to the courageous personnel who fought back after the 7 December 1941 sneak attack on Pearl harbor and turned the tide of war against Japan. The presence of a PT Boat Squadron at NAS Midway during the historic battle in June 1942 is a little-known fact. Its boats played a significant role in the anti-air defense of the atoll and were ready to attack enemy ships that came within a hundred miles of the base. There are some intriguing chapters where the author speculates on what life was like for Rear Admiral Chester Nimitz before the war with Japan, as a four-star Admiral after Pearl Harbor, and during the Battle for Midway Island. This third book in Law’s Pacific War Series features characters from Volume One (Captain Harry “Rats” Mueller, USMC) and Volume Two (Commander David A. Pelham, USN). It introduces Ensign Wilbur O. Wright, USNR. Wilbur volunteers for the Patrol Torpedo Boat program and sees combat during the Battle of Midway.

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