Allied Coastal Forces of World War II, Volume I: Fairmile Designs and U.S. Submarine Chasers - Hardcover

by John Lambert (Author), Al Ross (Author)

The major contribution made by coastal forces to the Allied war effort has had surprisingly little coverage in the literature of World War II. Motor torpedo boats, PT boats, motor gunboats, launches, and submarine chasers served with distinction throughout the war, and in every theater. They performed invaluable service as patrol boats, convoy escorts, minelayers and minesweepers, harbor defense vessels, light landing craft, RAF rescue boats, and transports for agents and clandestine missions.

Author Biography

John Lambert spent nine years in the Royal Navy where he acquired his detailed technical knowledge of warships. His subsequent research on small warships and naval weaponry, combined with his remarkable technical drawing skills, let to the creation of a body of work some of which is displayed in this volume. He died in 2015.