Dog Boats at War

Type

Book

Authors

Leonard Reynolds

ISBN 10

075245045X

ISBN 13

9780752450452

Tags

Great Britain, Naval, World War II

Description

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 eyewitness accounts add drama to the unfolding story. - from Amzon

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