Dog Boats at War Royal Navy MGBs and MTBs in Action, 1939-45

Book Code:  SA1355

Dog Boats at War Royal Navy MGBs and MTBs in Action, 1939-45

Armed to the teeth with heavy weapons, the Royal Navy's "D" class MGBs and MTBs played havoc with enemy convoys during World War II, engaging and sinking dozens of vessels. This account of the "Dog Boats" in action draws upon offical records and eye-witness testimony to examine their contribution to the defence of the Normandy landings assault areas, and their clandestine, special duty missions to pick up agents and RAF pilots passed back along the escape routes of the French Resistance.

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 and Motor Torpedo Boats 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. This is the authoritative account of their operations in the Second World War. It covers actions in Home Mediterranean and Norwegian waters and provides a wealth of new information, much of which is published here for the first time. 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. Well supported by source notes and fully illustrated with a selection of archive photographs, many of which are rare and previously unpublished.

Leonard C. Reynolds
Hardcover large format with d/w, 289pp Sutton Publishing 1998

Fine/Vg

Dog Boats at War: Royal Navy MGBs and MTBs in Action, 1939-45