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From Boxing Ring to Battlefield

- The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins
Af: Gene Pantalone Engelsk Hardback

From Boxing Ring to Battlefield

- The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins
Af: Gene Pantalone Engelsk Hardback
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World champion boxer Lew Jenkins fought his whole life. As a child, he fought extreme poverty during the Great Depression; in his twenties, he fought as a professional boxer and became a world champion; and at the pinnacle of his boxing career, Jenkins fought in World War II and the Korean War.From Boxing Ring to Battlefield: The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins details for the first time this extraordinary story. Despite his talent for boxing, Jenkins often fought and trained in drunken stupors. Although he became the world lightweight champion, he soon wasted his ring title and all his money. Jenkins eventually found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, fighting in major battles that included D-Day, Bloody Ridge, and Heartbreak Ridge. His efforts earned him one of the highest decorations for bravery, the Silver Star. Unable to find meaning in life at the peak of his boxing success, Jenkins discovered values to which he could cling during war.From Boxing Ring to Battlefield features exclusive interviews with Lew Jenkins’s son and grandson, providing a personal perspective on the life of this complicated war hero. The first biography of Jenkins, this book will fascinate boxing fans and historians alike.
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World champion boxer Lew Jenkins fought his whole life. As a child, he fought extreme poverty during the Great Depression; in his twenties, he fought as a professional boxer and became a world champion; and at the pinnacle of his boxing career, Jenkins fought in World War II and the Korean War.From Boxing Ring to Battlefield: The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins details for the first time this extraordinary story. Despite his talent for boxing, Jenkins often fought and trained in drunken stupors. Although he became the world lightweight champion, he soon wasted his ring title and all his money. Jenkins eventually found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, fighting in major battles that included D-Day, Bloody Ridge, and Heartbreak Ridge. His efforts earned him one of the highest decorations for bravery, the Silver Star. Unable to find meaning in life at the peak of his boxing success, Jenkins discovered values to which he could cling during war.From Boxing Ring to Battlefield features exclusive interviews with Lew Jenkins’s son and grandson, providing a personal perspective on the life of this complicated war hero. The first biography of Jenkins, this book will fascinate boxing fans and historians alike.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 256
ISBN-13: 9781538116746
Indbinding: Hardback
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ISBN-10: 153811674X
Kategori: Militærhistorie: konflikter efter anden verdenskrig
Udg. Dato: 15 nov 2018
Længde: 24mm
Bredde: 158mm
Højde: 237mm
Forlag: Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato: 15 nov 2018
Forfatter(e): Gene Pantalone
Forfatter(e) Gene Pantalone

Kategori Militærhistorie: konflikter efter anden verdenskrig

ISBN-13 9781538116746

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Hardback

Sider 256

Udgave

Længde 24mm

Bredde 158mm

Højde 237mm

Udg. Dato 15 nov 2018

Oplagsdato 15 nov 2018

Forlag Rowman & Littlefield

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