Title: Water In My Veins
The Pauper Who Helped Save A President

Author: LCDR Ted Robinson, USNR XO, PT 118, Ron 6

Classification: Nonfiction History World War II Autobiography

Publication Information: Military Monograph 73, Merriam Press, Bennington, Vermont, 2008 (First Published in 2008 by the Merriam Press, First Edition (so stated)).

Additional Information: ISBN 978-0-557-02520-6. 455 pages. Illustrated. Inscription on front fly: to & from. Then below that a note from the author with his signature.

Summary: Excellent reading for the military analyst or historian but a book the general reader would also enjoy. This is a must read for American history buff’s. Starting with the author’s family’s arrival in America in 1640, it takes one through the roaring Twenties, to the Great Depression, where they lived in poverty, to the World War II, where Ted took part in the rescue of President Kennedy and became his tentmate. Robinson was of the youngest commanding officers in the Navy, Lieutenant Commander Ted Robinson saw combat first in PT boat squadrons of the South Pacific, then took delivery of a new LST in Boston and steamed it immediately into harm's way at Okinawa.

Condition: Hardcover, covers show faint wear, text is pulling slightly in a few places but still intact and sound and clean, overall good plus with v/g dust wrapper.

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