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1 review
John W. Thomason Jr.

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1943

The finest collection of short stories about Marines
This book is the finest, single collection of short stories ever written about pre-World War Two Marines. Dealing primarily with Marines stationed in pre-war China in the early 1900's through 1938, Thomason, a Marine Officer, who would later become one of the most popular writers for the Saturday Evening Post, writes with a fine ear for the language and a detailed knowledge of the Marines on the ...

Jeb Stuart

4 reviews
John W. Thomason Jr.

C. Scribner's sons, 1930

JEB STUART: A TRULY RIVITING EPIC OF AN AMAZING MAN
JEB STUART, WRITTEN BY JOHN W. THOMASON JR. IS SIMPLY MAGNIFICENT. THOMASON BRINGS TO LIFE THIS MYSTERIOUS LEGEND IN A WAY LIKE NO OTHER. HIS VIVID DESCRIPTION OF STUART'S CHILDHOOD, WARLIFE AND DEATH PUTS YOU BACK IN THE MID 1860'S. STUART HIMSELF AND THE CIVIL WAR AS A WHOLE ARE PRESENTED WITH THE UTMOST DETAIL AND PRESCISION. JEB STUART IS ONE OF THE TRUE CIVIL CLASSICS AND IT GIVES YOU ...

Fix Bayonets!

6 reviews

Nautical & Aviation Pub Co of Amer, 2007

The classic tale of Marines in WWI
I found an old copy of this book years ago, when there was very little to be found on the USMC in WWI, I am glad to hear it is being published again at this time. My interest in that subject stems from the fact that my Grandfather & his twin brother served in the 5th Marines in WWI. Even without that connection this is a great book, one of my all time favorites. CPT Thomason keeps you ...

Lone Star Preacher: Being a Chronicle of the Acts of Praxiteles Swan, M.E. Church South Sometime Captain, 5th ...

1 review
John W., Jr. Thomason

Texas Christian University Press, 1992

"Lone Star Preacher"
"Lone Star Preacher": Being a Chronicle of the Acts of Praxiteles Swan, M.E. Church South Sometime Captain, 5th Texas Regiment Confederate States Prov. (Currently available on Amazon.com) This one was written by none other than Capt. John W. Thomason USMC (author of "Fix Bayonets"). The story is a compilation of a number of short stories written for the Saturday Evening Post back in the 20s ...

Fix bayonets!: And other stories

1 review
John W Thomason

Scribner, 1970

If you like to read about the Really Old Marine Corp
Col. Thomason was a member of the Marine Brigade that fought in the War to end all wars(WWI to us now). He like a lot of other soldiers wrote to suppliment his meagre pay (F.M. Slim did it also under an alias)The good news being that he could really write and write very well about the Corp that he loved so well. So if you want to read about the "curiously to type" individuals that made up the Old ...