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Summary: Great Read
Review: An excellent story on an interesting subject. Please also read "Devil Boats" and "Lt. Meredith, PT Boat Officer" for some other tales of PT Boat action. All are 5 star...
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Summary: A superbly written story of a vital corner of World War II
Review: Dick Keresey conveys a gripping and very entertaining story of his experiences as a PT boat commander in the South Pacific. From his fumbling and bumping start at the pier at the first commissioning of his PT boat class, to close-in and brutal fights in the dark with Japanese barges in the straits around Guadalcanal, his story conveys an uncommon realism. If I were to recommend a single book for students to read about the men who fought in WW II, I'd recommend this one.
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Summary: A First Rate Yarn
Review: The only bad thing I can say about Dick Keresey's memoir "PT-105" is that it is too brief. In addition to educating the reader of his experiences as a PT Boat skipper during the Pacific War, he also shares with us what it was like to be a young American caught up in great events of his time. He is quite candid about the rather bassackwards way he joined the Navy and eventually ended up at Melville for Motor Torpedo Boat training. Once he becomes a PT man, though, he becomes fiercely loyal to the boats and the men on them. Great stuff here, not only on how the PTs were fought, but what the day to day routine was and how decisions were made. Mr. Keresey is also about mistakes and problems, not only among his superiors but about his own as well. This is probably the most fun I've had reading a book on the Mosquito Fleet (I have lots of them). Highly Recommended.
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Summary: Great Read
Review: The only bad thing I can say about Dick Keresey's memoir "PT-105" is that it is too brief. In addition to educating the reader of his experiences as a PT Boat skipper during the Pacific War, he also shares with us what it was like to be a young American caught up in great events of his time. He is quite candid about the rather bassackwards way he joined the Navy and eventually ended up at Melville for Motor Torpedo Boat training. Once he becomes a PT man, though, he becomes fiercely loyal to the boats and the men on them. Great stuff here, not only on how the PTs were fought, but what the day to day routine was and how decisions were made. Mr. Keresey is also about mistakes and problems, not only among his superiors but about his own as well. This is probably the most fun I've had reading a book on the Mosquito Fleet (I have lots of them). Highly Recommended.
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