Incredible Yanqui, The: The Career of Lee Christmas
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1455615765 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Whether Christmas was saving himself from execution with a sly insult to his enemies, escaping government spies in a brothel, or bluffing his enemies into submission, he had a reputation that bordered on legend. From the Back CoverA failed politician working for a railroad company, the military skill of Lee Christmas was based on instinct rather than training. He possessed physical courage, fearlessness, and an undisputed amount of self confidence. . In an instance of strategic initiative, Christmas was the first to position his machine gunners with interlocking fields of
Deutsch (1889-1970) was a New Orleans journalist and author born in the town of Brüx, Austria-Hungary, now called Most, Czech Republic. Deutsch's books include Pelican's The Incredible Yanqui: The Career of Lee Christmas. . He wrote for the New Orleans States-Item for more than four decades and for publications such as the Saturday Evening Post, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Collier's Weekly, and the Literary Digest. Hermann B. He frequently wrote about Louisiana,
James Mcloughlin said Good read after "The Fish That Ate The Whale.". If you read "The Fish That Ate The Whale:" The life and times of America's Banana King By Rich Cohen, you will most likely want to know more on Lee Christmas the mercenary who worked for him It's the kind of history found in movies more than in actual life.. Mark B. Nelson said The incredible yanqui. I recently read this book because I have a strong interest in Honduran history. Thinking the book would be dry and academic I was pleasantly suprised to find it very entertaining. The book is a packed with details and information and yet it reads like a good novel. Anyone who enjoys reading adventure novels will enjoy reading this book.. The Incredible Yanqui Isabel Frischhertz It is a well written book about an era that I identify with since I grew up in Central America in the 50's and 60's in a United Fruit Company town. My grandfather was Guy R. Molony (affectionately "Machine Gun Molony") and I knew him well in his later years and heard these stories and more! Lee Christmas and Guy R. Molony were friends with the author. Hermann Deutsche wrote for t
Whether Christmas was saving himself from execution with a sly insult to his enemies, escaping government spies in a brothel, or bluffing his enemies into submission, he had a reputation that bordered on legend.. He possessed physical courage, fearlessness, and an undisputed amount of self confidence. A military legend from Louisiana. A failed politician working for a railroad company, Lee Christmas gained his military skill from instinct rather than training