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Theodore Roscoe

Born

in Rochester, New York, The United States

February 20, 1906

Died

May 29, 1992

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, History

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Theodore Roscoe (1906–1992) was an American biographer and writer of adventure, fantasy novels and stories. Roscoe's stories appeared in pulp magazines including Argosy, Wings, Flying Stories, Far East Adventure Stories, Fight Stories, Action Stories and Adventure. A collection of his stories, The Wonderful Lips of Thibong Linh, was published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1981.

Roscoe was commissioned by the United States Naval Institute to write the detailed and massive histories United States Submarine Operations in World War II (1949) and United States Destroyer Operations in World War II (1953). He subsequently wrote several other books on naval history including The Trent Affair, November, 1861: U.S. detainment of a British shi ...more

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	Pig Boats: The True Story Of The Fighting Submariners Of World War II 4.08 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1949 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	United States Submarine Operations in World War II 4.55 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1949 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	United States Destroyer Operations in World War II 4.36 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1953 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tin Cans: The True Story Of The Fighting Destroyers Of World War II really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1953 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Better Than Bullets: The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion 4.15 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Murder on the Way! 2.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1935 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Only In New England: The Story of A Gaslight Crime 3.21 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1959 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Toughest in the Legion: The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Kid and the Cutthroats: The Complete Adventures of Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion, Volume 3 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lincoln assassination, April 14, 1865;: Investigation of a President's murder uncovers a web of conspiracy (A Focus book) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1971 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Thibaut Corday and the Foreign Legion (4 books)
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“Hearsay cannot stand as valid testimony, and assumption spun from hearsay is a rope of sand.”
― Theodore Roscoe, Only In New England: The Story of A Gaslight Crime

tags: true-crime

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