William Rawlings, Lighthouses of the Georgia Coast by Jim Gallen

The Northern Mariner / Le marin du nord appendix of technical data and profile comparisons for the main classes of Schnellboote to serve as a quick reference guide to the evolution of the vessels' design and a representation of standard appearances at various points in their operational history.There is also the occasional spelling mistake and at least one out of sequence photograph, which could be corrected with an editorial sweep.Such additions would only improve Paterson's detailed chronology, and their absence is in no way a detraction.Schnellboote is a solid English-language examination of an often overlooked component of Germany's Second World War fleet.Paterson does an excellent job of covering the wide range of theatres that saw the deployment of S-Boats to their waters, highlighting successes, failures, accidents, and upper level interferences equally to present a complete picture of their service from the men on the boats to their command authorities.As such, it provides insight into aspects of almost everywhere the Kriegsmarine was deployed, making this a useful resource for those studying S-boats in particular, the German war effort at sea generally, or those seeking a source to contrast the German fast attack torpedo boat experience against their American PT Boat and British MTB/MGB adversaries.