Dog Boats at War Royal Navy D Class MTBs and MGBs 1939-1945

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Synopsis

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.

Book details

Author:
Leonard C Reynolds
ISBN:
9780752499949
Related ISBNs:
9780752450452, 9780752450452
Publisher:
The History Press Limited
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-04-25
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2009
Copyright by:
Leonard C Reynolds 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Military, Nonfiction