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Lee Mandel

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http://www.leemandelmd.com

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History, Biography, Historical Fiction

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The writings of Herman Wouk are my greatest literary influences.

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January 2012

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Lee Mandel is a retired US Navy physician, historian, and author. His latest book is "Sterling Hayden's Wars"- an authorized biography of the late film star, author, and war hero Sterling Hayden, that will be released by the University Press of Mississippi in May 2018. His prior two books are "Moryak: A Novel of the Russian Revolution" and Unlikey Warrior: A Pacifist Rabbi's Journey from the Pulpit to Iwo Jima". ...more

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	Sterling Hayden's Wars 4.19 avg rating — 26 ratings — 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
	Moryak: A Novel of the Russian Revolution 4.08 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2009 — 8 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
	Unlikely Warrior: A Pacifist Rabbi's Journey from the Pulpit to Iwo Jima 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	A Pacifist at Iwo Jima: Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn from Pulpit to the U.S. Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 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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I'm pleased to announce the release of my latest book, 'A Pacifist at Iwo Jima: Rabbi Roland Gittelsohn from Pulpit to the U.S. Marine Corps' Bloodiest Battle'. A significant revision of my previous book 'Unlikely Warrior', it is the biography of Roland Gittelsohn, an outspoken pacifist in the 1930s who felt compelled to join the U.S. Navy after Pearl Harbor and he became the first rabbi ever assi Read more of this blog post »

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“Please search among your staffs and find me an expert on Russia. Find me someone who speaks the language, who is up-to-date on his internal politics, and who understands the Tsar. Find me someone who can think like a Russian. I can't stress how critical it is to find such a person. I need this man to prepare me for the peace talks, and I need him soon. Please notify me directly when such a man is identified."
President Theodore Roosevelt in 'Moryak”
― Lee Mandel

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“Silver Star recommendation; vs. Koch Tompkins, Gwen Tompkins, Warwick: Fifty South to Fifty South; friendship with SH; HUAC testimony on; and Johnsons; politics of; on SH biography Tompkins, Warwick, Jr.”
― Lee Mandel, Sterling Hayden's Wars

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“Sterling Hayden, the individualist who could never quite belong or find contentment.”
― Lee Mandel, Sterling Hayden's Wars

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