{"product_id":"pt-boat-81-still-on-wwii-nightmare-patrol-9781648734113","title":"PT Boat 81: Still On WWII Nightmare Patrol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePT Boat 81\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e describes the World War II Navy Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Milt Rackham, chronicles the years he spent peering down the sights of a PT boat's big guns during World War II. These stories, along with others of ground action he experienced, offer a unique glimpse into a hell that those who have never known combat can scarcely imagine; moments when life and death collide, separated only by capricious fate, the trajectory of a bullet, a shard of shrapnel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are not easy stories to tell. It's only now, more than three-quarters of a century later, that Rackham can bring himself to talk about them at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhile working on the project, his co-author Myrl Thompson discovered that Rackham had applied for VA benefits several times beginning in 1972, and been repeatedly denied due to a \"lack of information\". He had stopped trying when he discovered that his military records were lost in a fire at the National Personnel Record Center in St. Louis MO in 1973. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a result of writing this book, Milt found the courage to make one last request and finally ended up receiving a partial monthly benefit at the age of 86. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRackham's riveting book is a rare, open, sometimes disturbing chronicle of terror and personal triumph. It provides us with poignant insight into the ongoing impact of war on our veterans and their families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16059925\"\u003eMyrl Thompson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Writers Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781648734113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1648734111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO038000\"\u003eSurvival\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO006000\"\u003eHistorical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO008000\"\u003eMilitary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Writers Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43830679666827,"sku":"9781648734113","price":21.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_9171ec13-c322-4fe7-a708-843fee63253b.jpg?v=1755583389","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/pt-boat-81-still-on-wwii-nightmare-patrol-9781648734113","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}