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William Doyle is a writer and documentary producer whose previous book, Inside the Oval Office: The White House Tapes from FDR to Clinton, was a New York Times Notable Book. In 1998 he won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best TV Documentary for the A&E special "The Secret White House Tapes," vis mere which he cowrote and coproduced. He lives in New York City. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Doyle, William Stannard
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1957-07-19
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good re-telling of the story, Lots of great research went into this and he doesn't hold back the dirt.
 
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aldimartino | 3 andre anmeldelser | Nov 24, 2020 |
good re-telling of the story, Lots of great research went into this and he doesn't hold back the dirt.
 
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Andy_DiMartino | 3 andre anmeldelser | Nov 24, 2020 |
In PT 109: An American Epic of War, Survival, and the Destiny of John F. Kennedy, author William Doyle convincingly posits the case that the wartime PT 109 incident shaped JFK's adult persona and world view, and framed his political candidacies, thereby leading to his presidency.

Doyle's account of the events of August 1943 amidst the Pacific's Solomon Islands, when a Japanese destroyer split in two the PT 109, skippered by Kennedy, is told in heart-pounding cinematic style. Equally compelling is the immediate aftermath in which JFK's leadership and heroics ensure the miraculous survival and ultimate rescue of ten of his crew members.

After the wartime death of his older brother Joseph Jr., the wealthy family patriarch Joseph Sr. anointed JFK as the son who would enter politics with the aim of eventually winning the White House. JFK, who would have preferred a career in journalism, without a possibility of defying his father, reluctantly agreed. And from there, the wartime heroics comprised the fabric of JFK's political campaigns, from the House of Representatives, to the Senate, and to President of the United States. Doyle has written the definitive story of PT 109, perhaps the key element in the career and legacy of John F. Kennedy.
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ghr4 | 3 andre anmeldelser | Dec 31, 2017 |
Navy Seals, coauthored by Dick Couch, a former United States Navy Seal and, starts at the birth of the America’s most elite soldiers during World War II and the missions they undertook starting around the time of the D-Day invasion at Normandy. It explores how the training has evolved from the 1940s to the present day. The book also dives deep into other missions that occurred in Korea, Vietnam, the Middle East, and the killing of Osama bin Laden along with several others. I had a personal interest in this book because a neighbor of mine has a son who was a Navy Seal from my hometown. This book has many nail-biting scenes that comes from interviews with men who were on some of America’s most daring and influential missions. I found this book very interesting in the various steps it takes to become a Navy Seal, and then after all the rigorous training, a Seal candidate’s final selection process is a vote among Navy Seals to see if they want that person on their team. I also found this book interesting because it also talks about the mistakes that have been made in the past and how they learned from those mistakes to become the premier fighting unit in the world. Although the book talks about missions, the book doesn’t go into unnecessary detail that would be too much for a young adult to read. The book could relate to a history assignment for a student in a history class.… (mere)
 
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