PT 109: John F. Kennedy in World War II

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1961. 1st ed. Octavo with blue boards and white spine title; illustrated endpapers; deckle edges; in red, blue, black and white pictorial jacket; 247 pages: illustrations; 22 cm A very good copy; boards show the slightest rubbing to edges; upper edge of leaves is red; some toning to deckle edges of leaves; pages are clean and binding is tight; jacket is very good (-); some general scuffing and rubbing, mostly at folds and edges; now in archival mylar. Hardcover.

An account of John F. Kennedy's naval service in World War II, particularly of the rescue of his crew after his PT boat was destroyed. "This book is the product of 30,000 miles of travel to visit the places described here and to talk with many persons who participated in these events. [...] The President took the time to read it in manuscript and in galley proofs." --Foreword. // Author Robert J. Donovan also wrote "Eisenhower: The Inside Story".