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message 1: by Kevin (last edited Feb 28, 2013 11:28AM) (new)

Kevin (spiralcity) 1. Quest - Quest

2. Buccaneer - Buccaneer- A Dane Maddock Adventure

3. Icefall - Icefall

4. Dark Rising Dark Rising

5. Sandstorm - Sandstorm

6. Deadly Straights - Deadly Straits

7. Atlantis - Atlantis

8. Ghost Country - Ghost Country

9. Lightning - Lightning

10. Pulse - Pulse

11. The Lady and The Tigers - The Lady and the Tigers: Remembering the Flying Tigers of World War II

12. Implant - Implant

13. The Kights Of Bushido - The Knights of Bushido: A Short History of Japanese War Crimes

14. Ice Station - Ice Station

15. The Bloody Battle for Suribachi - The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima That Inspired Flags of Our Fathers


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Patricia (pattipunkin) | 267 comments Kevin wrote: ".15. The Bloody Battle for Suribachi - The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima That Inspired Flags of Our Fathers .."

This makes me think of something an older cousin of mine said. He was on Iwo Jima during the battle--underwater demolition. He said, "When the word passed down that we had raised the flag on Suribachi, there was no way they were going to keep us off that island."


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Eileen Good idea to have a list of books you want to read in 2013. The books I want to read sooner then later always get lost in my tbr list.

Nice list of tbr books for 2013, Kevin.

I did enjoy seeing Quest as number 1 ; )


message 4: by Kevin (new)

Kevin (spiralcity) Eileen wrote: "Good idea to have a list of books you want to read in 2013. The books I want to read sooner then later always get lost in my tbr list.

Nice list of tbr books for 2013, Kevin.

I did enjoy seeing..."


I plan on starting it any day now.


message 5: by Kevin (last edited Jan 27, 2013 01:52PM) (new)

Kevin (spiralcity) Patti wrote: "Kevin wrote: ".15. The Bloody Battle for Suribachi - The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima That Inspired Flags of Our Fathers .."

This makes me think of something an older..."


It's amazing what we can endure.

I simply couldnt imagine being in a situation close to this.


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The Pirate Ghost (Formerly known as the Curmudgeon) (pirateghost) | 5326 comments Mod
Patti wrote: "Kevin wrote: ".15. The Bloody Battle for Suribachi - The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima That Inspired Flags of Our Fathers .."

This makes me think of something an older..."


Is that Keithly? Now there's a a guy who's life would make a good back story for an action Hero.


message 7: by Patricia (new)

Patricia (pattipunkin) | 267 comments I, Curmudgeon wrote: "Patti wrote: "Kevin wrote: ".15. The Bloody Battle for Suribachi - The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: .."

This makes me think of some...Is that Keithly? Now there's a a guy who's life would make a good back story for an action Hero. "


The thing that is amazing about Kethley and many others is that having been on nearly every island in the Pacific where there was a battle, clearing obstacles in the water, riding in a small boat, taking fire, he went home after the war, delivered milk while in college, became an ag teacher, raised two sons, and finally became a school principle. Lived to be almost 90. They didn't have SCUBA. Just a pack of explosives.


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The Pirate Ghost (Formerly known as the Curmudgeon) (pirateghost) | 5326 comments Mod
I still think he'd make a great character in a story from the 1950s era chasing down all of these wicked and nasty phenomon (in between WWII and delivering milk.)

One of the original Frogmen...(think James Garner in "Frogman" just shorter and... more gentlmanly.)


message 9: by Kevin (last edited Feb 08, 2013 12:45PM) (new)

Kevin (spiralcity) I have been trying to stay true to my posted book list but I have so many books in my TBR that I tend to stray.

So far two books down. Overall I have read 4 of the 15 I set as my 2013 goal, number 5 is at the halway point.


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