PT 109 : John F. Kennedy in World War II

by Donovan, Robert J.

• ISBN13: 9780071408684
• ISBN10: 0071408681
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-09-15
• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

Summary

NOW IN PAPERBACK A timeless tale of heroism now available to a new generation of readers "To mePT 109 has always been one of the great war stories of all time.shy;shy;Senator Edward M. Kennedy "InPT 109 we see a man assailed by hunger, heat, cold, discouragement, and danger rising, without dramatics or posturing, to greatness."shy;shy;New York Times Book Review "This salutary book brings back the days when men heard an undeniable call to service in something bigger than themselves, and answered in kind."shy;shy;Daniel Schorr

Author Biography

Robert J. Donovan's long and varied career as a journalist began in 1932. While writing PT 109 in 1961, he worked for the New York Herald Tribune as Chief of the Washington Bureau, a position he later held for the Los Angeles Times. He has written numerous books, including Eisenhower: The Inside Story, Nemesis: Truman and Johnson in the Coils of War in Southeast Asia, and Boxing the Kangaroo: A Reporter's Memoir.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the 40th Anniversary Edition by Daniel Schorr

Preface to the 40th Anniversary Edition by Robert J. Donovan

Preface

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Afterword to the 40th Anniversary Edition by Duane Hove