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Marines and Renegades Paperback – January 15, 2011

by Gene Rackovitch (Author)
4.1 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
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In December of 1945 on Guam, two Japanese soldiers attempted to surrender to a patrol of Marines. The Marines, assuming them to be armed, shot and killed them. Another Japanese soldier witnessed the incident from the jungle. He fled, and his previous assessment of the treacherous Americans was enhanced. His zeal for retribution became ingrained in his psyche. In September of 1946, four Marines on a routine patrol seeking renegade Japanese who had been stealing from the outlying villages on Guam are ambushed by the renegades. One of them was the zealous Japanese soldier. The incident brings about a chain of events that leaves the reader wondering...who are the true renegades? The Marines or the Japanese?

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  1. Print length
    272 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Warriors Publishing Group
  4. Publication date
    January 15, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 0.57 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    098619557X
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0986195570
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Rackovitch's, descriptions of the marines and the Japanese in his novel brings back memories of friends and enemies alike . -- Donald Mckendry - with the 14th Marines Ww2 The Author does a great job of defining the characters, both American and Japanese. Highly recommended for very interesting reading. -- Sergeant Rowland Lewis- 4th Marine Division WW2 The personnel encountered in his novel brought back many memories, for any marine, former or present, highly recommended reading. -- Tom Reese - Drill Instructor - U.S Marines - Korean War

About the Author

Gene Rackovitch entered the Marine Corps in 1944. In March of 1945, Mr. Rackovitch was attached to C Company, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marines, 4th Marine Division. At the end of the Second World War, he was sent to Guam. He was stationed there for eighteen months. It was there that he amassed the material for Marines and Renegades. His previous collections of short stories of the Corps have been highly praised by his comrades in arms. Mr. Rackovitch's guiding philosophy is that 'life is an adventure not only for the celebrated but for each and every one of us.'

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Warriors Publishing Group
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 15, 2011
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 098619557X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0986195570
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 0.57 x 8 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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  • Sarah K.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016
    I enjoyed this book immensely. It provided a great portrayal of a soldiers life on Guam at the end of WWII. It definitely provided me with a new perspective on war and military life as well. I highly recommend this book!
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  • Maria Edwards
    4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent job portraying the realities of war
    Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2008
    An American Authors Association Review

    Marines and Renegades is about the Marines on Guam at the end of World War II, Japanese soldiers who've been made prisoners, and a handful of Japanese still in-hiding who are determined to continue the war.
    Rackovitch has done an excellent job introducing strong, well-defined and believable characters--American and Japanese. We are given insight into the characters' backgrounds and their point of view, which in turn, gives the reader clues as to the motivation that guides the harrowing events that unfold.
    Though this is after the war has been declared over, the aftermath is still bloody as the battle continues. The author has done an excellent job portraying the realities of war and its effect on the men who fight it.
    This is one of the best war novels this reviewer has read.
    * For mature readers, language, sex and violence.

    Review done by American Authors Association member:
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  • Andrew Lubin
    4.0 out of 5 stars A great yarn !
    Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2007
    Most books about the Marines in WW2 focus on the fighting and the island-hopping campaigns; author and former Marine Gene Rackovitch takes the unusual focus of the Marines and Japanese on Guam - after the Japanese surrender.

    The Marines kill two surrendering Japanese who they think are dangerous, and the surviving (but not surrendering) Japanese officer then seeks revenge. As much a murder mystery as a war novel, Rackovitch is a good novelist who describes the starving Japanese on the island is detail, along with the casual, comfortable, and victorious Marines. There are both heros and villains on both sides of this story, along with an unfortunately typical Marine ending.

    Rackovitch was stationed on Guam after the war, and he draws on his experiences to describe the island, the weather, and the jungle. Additionally, he uses his tour in the Marines as a rich source of information in depicting the various types of Marines with whom he likely served.

    Both Marines and non-Marines will enjoy this unusual story of the Marines and Japanese and on Guam after the war ended in 1945. Well Done !!
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