
Dog Boats at War
Royal Navy D Class MTBs and MGBs 1939-1945
Leonard C. Reynolds(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Published on 29. May 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-7524-5045-2 (ISBN)
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 eye witness accounts add drama to the unfolding story.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 174 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
804 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-5045-2 (9780752450452)
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Leonard Reynolds is a military and naval historian who has written numerous books, including Commando: The Illustrated History of Britain's Green Berets.