Dog Boats at War

Royal Navy D Class MTBs and MGBs 1939-1945

Leonard C Reynolds (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2009
The History Press Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7524-5045-2 (ISBN)

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The incredible story of these ingenious boats that played havoc with enemy shipping during the Second World War

Built of plywood and measuring 115 feet long, powered by four supercharged petrol engines and armed to the teeth with heavy weapons, the 'D' Class Motor Gun Boats (MGBs) and Motor Torpedo Boats (MTBs) were better known as Dog Boats and played havoc with enemy shipping in home and foreign waters. During three years of war they engaged the enemy on more than 350 occasions, sinking and damaging many ships. Dog Boats at War is the authoritative account of operations by the Royal Navy's 'D' Class MGBs and MTBs in the Second World War in Home, Mediterranean and Norwegian waters. As well as drawing on official records - both British and German - the author has contacted several hundred Dog Boat veterans whose eye witness accounts add drama to the unfolding story.

Leonard Reynolds is a military and naval historian who has written numerous books, including Commando: The Illustrated History of Britain's Green Berets.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	29.5.2009
Vorwort	Lord Lewin
Verlagsort	Stroud
Sprache	englisch
Maße	170 x 250 mm
Gewicht	770 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7524-5045-X / 075245045X
ISBN-13	978-0-7524-5045-2 / 9780752450452
Zustand	Neuware