Curtis L. Nelson is the author of Hunters in the Shallows, A History of the PT Boat (Dulles, VA: Brassey’s, 1998). The publisher is releasing the book in paperback this spring. Naval History published his analysis of how World War II media shaped the image of the PT boat, “They Were Commendable,” in its April 2002 issue.

Articles by Curtis L. Nelson

They Were Commendable

By Curtis L. Nelson
April 2002
To the World War II media, the PT boat was a dashing, mysterious surface warrior, as glorified in the 1945 MGM movie They Were Expendable. The film dramatized the 1942 ...