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To: Rummyfan
Here are some of the books I read as a teenager that were not assigned in school.

The Pearl by John Steinbeck (New York: Viking, 1947)
The Last Battle by Cornelius Ryan (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1966)
Whirlwind: An Account of Marshal Tito’s Rise to Power by Stephen Clissold (New York: Philosophical, 1949)
A Puppet No More: The True Adventure of Tony Kemeny and His Life-Long Quest for Freedom by Tony Kemeny (Buena Park, Calif., Thomas Litho & Print, 1963)
The Fate of Admiral Kolchak by Peter Fleming (New York: Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1963)
This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness by T. R. Fehrenbach (New York: Macmillan, 1963)
Up Ship! By Charles E. Rosendahl (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1931)
The Ragged, Rugged Warriors by Martin Caidin (New York: Dutton, 1966)
Way of a Fighter: The Memoirs of Claire L. Chennault by Claire Lee Chennault (New York: Putnam, 1949)
Jutland by Donald Macintyre (New York: Norton, 1958)

36 posted on 12/05/2024 10:32:00 PM PST by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

This Kind of War: A Study in Unpreparedness by T. R. Fehrenbach (New York: Macmillan, 1963)

Great read!


54 posted on 12/06/2024 2:17:10 AM PST by SMARTY (In politics, stupidity is not a handicap. Napoleon Bonaparte I)
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