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Pub. 1962, First Edition, Illustrated, "At Close Quarters PT Boats in the United States Navy" by

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Pub. 1962, First Edition, Illustrated, "At Close Quarters PT Boats in the United States Navy" by

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"At Close Quarters PT Boats in the United States Navy", Author: Captain Robert J. Bulkley, Jr., Publisher: Government Printing Office: Naval History Division, Publish Date: 1962, Edition: First Edition. "The thorough and competent account herein of over-all PT boat operations in World War II, compiled by Captain Robert Bulkley, a distinguished PT boat commander, should prove of wide interest. The widest use of the sea, integrated fully into our national strength, is as important to America in the age of nuclear power and space travel as in those stirring days of the birth of the Republic." President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Captain Robert Bulkley (1880 Ð 1965) from Ohio went on to serve in the United States House of Representatives, and in the United States Senate from 1930 until 1939.

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Pub. 1962, First Edition, Illustrated, "At Close Quarters PT Boats in the United States Navy" by

Name: Pub. 1962, First Edition, Illustrated, \"At Close Quarters PT Boats in the United States Navy\" by
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