“John F. Kennedy and PT-109” eBook was published in 2016 (the original paper edition was published in 1962) and was written by Richard Tregaskis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Tregaskis). Mr. Tregaskis published over a dozen books. 

I categorize this novel as ‘PG’ because it contains scenes of Violence. The story is set in several different islands of the South Pacific during World War II. 

This non-fiction novella tells about the growth of the use of PT Boats (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PT_boat) during the war years, as well as the exploits of then Navy Lieutenant John F. Kennedy. 

It tells about the harrowing experience that Kennedy and the crew went through after their boat, PT=109, was cut in half by a Japanese destroyer. Kennedy let the survivors to safety, then set about to contact the US Navy to get them rescued. 

I thought that this 2.5 hour read of 99 pages was interesting. I have read other accounts of the incident, but always enjoy histories of the War era. The cover art is reasonable. I give this novella a 4 out of 5.  

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JFK was not just a president, he had history, and war history.  Not just an icon, nor a son of a walthy family, he was a functioning soldier in the war, and made a difference