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Title: PT 109 : John F. Kennedy in World War II by Robert Donovan, Daniel Schorr, Robert J. Donovan ISBN: 0-07-140868-1 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 15 September, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.75 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic American History!
Comment: As Daniel Schorr in the new forward to this book suggests, World War 2 brought out the best in many men, and the ones who manned the motor torpedo boats were among the bravest, setting out in small plywood boats to fight an enemy in often large ships. The ordeal that Kennedy and his crew went through after PT-109 was destroyed is a story of courage that will last the ages. It is obvious that Robert Donovan was very careful to get the facts straight as he wrote this book, it is a great war story. For me it was a page turner, written in an easy to read, flowing style. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this, a gem of a book about a small piece of American history, a fascinating account indeed. Kennedy is portrayed, and rightly so, as a compassionate and intelligent young man.
In a very fine afterword to this 40th anniversary edition, Duane Hove give us additional details of Kennedy's military service, and also interesting text on the history of the PT boats before, during, and after the war, and also where you can see PT boats on display today, only a few of these magnificent boats remain with us.
Rating: 5
Summary: great to see this new edition
Comment: I was about 10 when the Saturday Evening Post ran a serialized version of Donovan's book. I'll never forget coming home from school the day the next edition was due, and dropping everything to read the next installment. With the passage of 40 years, and a rather older perspective, I can see that the book isn't perfect. Other reviews pick on the flaws. But it's great regardless. If you've never read the story, or like me want to relive a bit of the past, I recommend it highly.
Rating: 5
Summary: John F. Kennedy and PT-109
Comment: This was an exciting book on John F. Kennedy. It had lots of action, and suspence. John F. Kennedy had a lot of willpower, that was surprising. The bravery was outstanding in this story. If you like action and adventure I could not recommend a better book. I gave this book a five star rating, because it was truely a good book. Even though this was an old book, it was exciting. This would be a very good book for kids, because there was not a lot of hard words.
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Title: Collision With History: The Search for John F. Kennedy's PT 109 by Robert D. Ballard ISBN: 0792268768 Publisher: National Geographic Pub. Date: 26 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Profiles in Courage by John F. Kennedy ISBN: 0060955449 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 01 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $11.95 |
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Title: John F. Kennedy and PT109 (Survivor) by Philip Abraham ISBN: 0516234870 Publisher: Children's Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title:PT 109 ASIN: 6304457405 Publisher: Warner Studios Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.94 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.94 |
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Title: JFK: Remembering Jack by Christopher Loviny, Vincent Touze, Christophe Loviny ISBN: 2020596954 Publisher: Editions Du Seuil Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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