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[StartQuote] Thanks for the comments. I'm still catching up with my 'post-production' work and haven't yet posted anything about the book so my apologies for my delay. In the course of building the model of the PT-157 (documented in the book [b]PT-157: A Scale Model Builder's Notebook[/b]) I came in contact with the two remaining crewman of the 157, skipper William 'Bud' Liebenow and torpedo man Welford West. While I kept asking about the 157's details I needed to help complete the model, I kept hearing stories of some missions and patrols from both of the guys. I was so focused on the model, I damn near ignored the stories. But afterwards, my family and PT friends encouraged me to go back and pick up the details, so I did. The result is [b]First-Up: Chronicles of the PT-157[/b] Here is the description of [b]First-Up[/b] as used on Amazon.. You’ll see how rescuing Lt. J.F. Kennedy and his 109 crew was only one night among many for the PT-157 in the summer of 1943. In July 1943 the PT boats of RON-9 were the first PTs, that is ‘First-Up’, to advance to Rendova Harbor in the Solomon Islands. From here they established a base from which to attack Japanese destroyers. Following Rendova, the PT-157 moved next to Lever Harbor on 'The Slot' side of New Georgia Island to begin the even more difficult task of attacking the well protected Japanese barges. read about the challenges when the 'push' of the Japanese meets the 'shove' of the U.S. PT fleet. Stand of the 157's deck and ride with Skipper Liebenow, torpdeoman West and the crew during the push-and-shove patrols and missions of this critical period. Included in this chronology are the eyewitness recounting of key actions from these last of the PT-157's crewman, pages from the boat's log book, historical photos, MTB Commander’s Daily Action Reports and location maps of the patrols and missions of the PT-157. I used a few general PT photos however I tired to restrict myself to photos of the 157, its crew or another applicable location photos only. I also feel other books such as those by Victor Chun, Frank Andruss, T. Garth Connelly and many have done such a great jobs with their photos of PTs in their excellent productions. First-Up is about one boat, one crew at the front lines during the hotly contested summer of 1943. What it was like to be there. It is their story on these pages. It is the events as they occurred. And the documentation trail that follows their exploits. It's as if there story has now been caught in a bottle for all us to appreciate what they went through and what they did. Note: I produced two versions of the book. Both versions are nearly identical, with about 200-pages, however the 'deluxe version' is printed on slightly higher grade paper and a few of the images (the PT-157 model and Dick Washichek's drawings of the 157) are in color. What is great is that standard edition is only $14.95! The deluxe is $29.00. I really wanted to make an affordable book, and I am very pleased to have done so. Autographed editions (by the two remaining PT-157 crewman and author) can be purchased on the website: [url] www.PT-157.com [/url] or for non-autographed editions you can go to Amazon: [url]http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=Bridgeman+Carney+%2B+First-Up[/url] I am also hoping to get these for sale on PTBOATS in the near future. I hope you have the opportunity to enjoy [b]First-Up[/b]. Bridge [EndQuote]
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