Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.
Tony Bryan is a freelance illustrator of many years' experience who lives and works in Dorset. He worked for a number of years in Military Research and Development, and has a keen interest in military hardware. Tony has produced many illustrations for partworks, magazines and books, including a number of titles in the New Vanguard series.

Introduction
Outlines the role of motor gun boats, and the way their importance increased as the war progressed

Design & Development
This major section covers pre-war development, British Power Boat designs, Fairmile designs, and MGBs built by other companies, including lend-lease production.

Construction & Operation
This section covers details of construction, propulsion, armament, and outlines the way these vessels were manned and operated.

MGB Specifications

MGB Losses

MGBs listed by Pennant Number

Bibliography