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The PT-157 Book Store

Copies of First-Up: Chronicles of the PT-157 and PT-157: A Scale Model Builder's Notebook can ordered through many retailers such as Barnes and Noble or Amazon.


First-Up: Chronicles of the PT-157
(From Redova Harbor to Lever Harbor covering June 30th, 1943 to September 1st, 1943)

Ride with the 157 and its crew in "First-Up: Chronicles of the PT-157" is about the actions of the PT157, nicknamed the ‘aces’n’eights’, including the eyewitness recounts from two PT-157 crewman, selected period photos of the 157 and patrol location maps. Fully half of the 200-page edition is dedicated to copies of the original documents from the actual 157’s log book, MTB Commander’s Daily Action Reports, and memos of the patrols and missions. You’ll see how rescuing Lt. J.F. Kennedy and his 109 crew was only one night among many for the PT-157.

'First-Up' is available in two format choices:

Deluxe Edition: Deluxe editions of 'First-Up' are printed in color presses on slightly higher grade paper than the Standard Edition. While there are only a few items that are in color (most period photos are black & white), items that are in color are presented as such. Click here to go to Amazon to see more details about, and purchase, the Deluxe version of 'FIRST-UP'

Standard Edition: The standard editions are printed in black and white only, with the color cover, and provide a way to get 'First-Up' for your reference library or for friends.
Click here to go to Amazon to see more details about, and purchase, the Standard version of 'FIRST-UP'



PT-157: A Scale Model Builder's Notebook


The "PT-157: A Scale Model Builder's Notebook" covers the scratch built scale model details of the World War II ELCO produced Patrol Torpedo boat PT-157 as it was in the summer of 1943. This notebook is a 210 page, letter size (8.5" x 11") page production, for ease of viewing, with a combination of over 320+ color photos and diagrams and is in a laminated soft cover. The notebook shows the paths to the latest research information, internet sites and using the PC as a tool. It walks you through through the various steps it took to complete this 6-year fine scale model building journey.

Included is information provided to the author from both Captain William 'Bud' Liebenow and Torpedoman Welford West of the PT-157 on the configuration of the boat in the summer of 1943. It was in the summer of 1943 (August) that the PT-157 rescued Lt. John Kennedy and his crew of the PT-109. There is a brief history of the PT-157 and comments on the model by two of the original crew members. The notebook shows how these veterans contributed and affected the building to make it as it really was. A wonderful collaboration of the past to today's work on this PT-157 model. Click here to go to Amazon to see more details about, and purchase,'PT-157: A Scale Model Builder's Notebook'