The subject is the Mediterranean campaign of maritime special operations rather than a design history of motor torpedo boats and motor launches. It connects the Special Boat Service, Special Boat Section, commandos, and SAS during the Second World War. Small teams reached hostile coasts by folding boat, submarine, requisitioned local craft, and larger raiding boats for reconnaissance or attacks. Together, these methods make the "Little Boat Wars" a story of how British maritime special forces were organised and used.
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Why the Little Boat Wars were more than motor-boat tactics
An introduction to the Mediterranean war fought by the SBS, commandos, submarines, and small raiding craft rather than a technical survey of motor torpedo boats.