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 This is a new book relating to PT boats. It covers an aspect of the history of these boats that has not been really covered in the past.
The book covers the three firms in the construction of PT boats, Elco, Higgins and Huckins. It covers the histories of each company and some of the personalities as well. For instance, I never knew that Mr. Huckins made the claim that his design saved the PT boat program. I found that to be very interesting.
Additionally, I was not aware that John D. Bulkeley’s father was Elco’s oldest employee at seventy-six, for that matter, I was not aware that the senior Bulkeley was even alive at that time, so that was educational for me.
But, the main aspects of the book are the photos. All of them are germane to the topic of the book and show very interesting interior views of the boats. I liked seeing the engine room photos of the Huckins’ prototype PT boat. Photos of any of the Huckins boats are rare anyway.
The book does contain a few errors in its photo captions, but on the whole, it is a very good book and I highly recommend it to anyone interested in PT Boats.
It’s available through Nimble books at www.nimblebooks.com and through Amazon at www.amazon.com, through Barnes & Nobel at www.barnesandnoble.com and other online sources.
T. Garth Connelly
Naval Historical Research
PT Consulting, LLC
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