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| "APC-48" is the story the US Navy Coastal Transports. Very little has been written about these small wooden ships and their brave crews and their contribution to the Pacific war effort. APc's were invaluable in the efforts to dislodge the Japanese from the many small islands in the South Pacific. APc's transported troops and their equipment, delivered need supplies to small isolated outposts and were vital in the amphibious operations to recapture many of the islands. APc's, because of their shallow draft, led many larger landing craft into beachheads. Lightly armed with only four single 20mm guns and occasionally with an additional two .50cal machine guns they faced the enemy knowing that a single mortar or artillery shell could sink them. "APc-48" is really two books in one. Book One describes the contribution of one middle America family to the war effort at home and overseas. It also provides an overall description of World War II both at home and abroad and how family members fit into the picture. Book Two follows the operations and travels of APc-48 and family member 19 year old draftee William Vernon Johnson MM2/c USNR who served in the ship during World War II. ISBN 978-1-387-32291-6. The book can be purchased on the Internet from LULU Press |
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