Elco PTs in Action: The Story of the U.S. Navy's Motor Torpedo Boats Review

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Elco PTs in Action: The Story of the U.S. Navy's Motor Torpedo Boats ReviewThis book was originally published by the Elco Boat Company during WW2 and was produced to highlight the important contribution Elco was making to the building of the US Navy's nimble and hard-hitting PT Boat fleet.
The value of the PT boat was recognised early by the US Navy and at the outbreak of WW2, PT boats were already in service with the US Navy. A number of companies produced PT boats for the navy, Huckins, Higgins and Elco; each boat was of differing dimensions, design and specifications. After the boats arrived 'in theatre', their crews often set about adding to these boats as well.
The PT boats were to continue to make a name for the type as the war progressed, early notable achievements included the evacuation of General Douglas MacArthur from the Phillipines and various actions during the Solomon's Campaign. It was here that future US President John Kennedy was to become famous as the skipper of the PT-109. The PT boat was used in various roles during the war in all theatres, including the Aleutians.
This book is sort of a 'sales brochure' on the Elco boat, although it covers quite well the overall story of the PT boat in general from its design inception and development to the training of crews and the construction of boats. Also featured are the early boats that were derived from pre-War pleasure boats, the book contains some photographs of these pre-war designs. The book showcases the Elco design and looks at its construction, development and deployments as well as armaments and capabilities.
I liked this book as it is a good reference work for the Elco type boat and will assist the researcher in following the development of the Elco design as well as providing a historical reference to the boats. The book also looks at weapon development for the boats, training of the crews and the conditions under which PT crews were expected to live and operate. As these boats were largely constructed of wood, it is also worthy to mention the courage of the men who crewed them. The boats were well armed and could be deployed on almost any role, from rescue of downed aircrew to liaison with the coast watchers, men who lived on the islands under the noses of the Japanese and reported on movements of troops and ships. Finally the PT boat was mainly used in an attacking role, many boats could be used or single boats. Their speed and agility were their main defences against aircraft and smaller enemy ships.
The work of the PT boats has been portrayed in the movies 'PT-109' and 'They Were Expendable', and also in a humourous way in the 1960's SitCom 'McHale's Navy', which later produced a couple of movies.
In summary a well written and laid out book that covers the development of the Elco PT boat design, the book will make a good addition to the reference library of students and researchers of PT Boats and also model kit builders who will find the many photos of use in determining where various items of weaponary and equipment was stowed on these boats. The book was originally printed during WW2 and later reprints of it have had additional information added to the work, of which is included in this edition. It is however, only an introductionary type publication and does not contained a great deal of in-depth information that is covered in other works on PT Boats, e.g. scale drawings, coloured plates and so forth. Well done, Elco Boat Company!Elco PTs in Action: The Story of the U.S. Navy's Motor Torpedo Boats Overview

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