British Motor Gun Boat 1939-1945

MOTOR GUN BOATS WERE THE SPITFIRES OF THE SEAS OF THE ROYAL NAVY. BRISTLING WITH SMALL-CALIBRE GUNS AND MACHINE GUNS, THEY SERVED IN A VARIETY OF ROLES DURING THE WAR. NAVAL WARFARE EXPERT, ANGUS KONSTAM, TELLS THE STORY OF THESE SMALL, BUT DESTRUCTIVE BOATS, BEGINNING WITH THEIR DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT AND CARRYING THROUGH TO THEIR OPERATIONAL USE IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND MEDITERRANEAN THEATRES OF WORLD WAR II.