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According to the book
description of Marines and Renegade, "In December of 1945 on Guam,
two Japanese soldiers attempted to surrender to a patrol of Marines. The
Marines, assuming them to be armed, shot and killed them. Another Japanese
soldier witnessed the incident from the jungle. He fled, and his previous
assessment of the treacherous Americans was enhanced. His zeal for retribution
became ingrained in his psyche. In September of 1946, four Marines on a routine
patrol seeking renegade Japanese who had been stealing from the outlying
villages on Guam are ambushed by the renegades. One of them was the zealous
Japanese soldier. The incident brings about a chain of events that leaves the
reader wondering...who are the true renegades? The Marines or the Japanese?"
According to the book
description of My Corps: Short Stories and Reflections, "Mr.
Rackovitch gives you his fears and joys in his short Stories about the Marine
Corps. There is humor and pathos in his recollections. There is also an under
lying feeling of pride in the men who gave all they had to their country in time
of need. He reminisces and draws from memory as he creates both good and evil
from that association. From the beginning in boot camp through the training and
final cessations of hostilities he draws you into the life style and espirt
de-Crops of the United Stated Marines. His stories have been praised by his
comrades in arms. As the author I have amassed a number of short Stories about
the united States Marine Corps and the men I have encountered in that
association. it is a chronological summary of my life as a Marine and events
either told to me by my comrades in arms and my own delving into the history of
the war in the pacific. Some of my stories were contributed by minute statements
from marines the sent me on a quest to discovery their origin . There are times
when I mix fiction with fact in my stories."
According to the book
description of The Boys of Flushing, "A life lived in Queens New
York doesnt seem very interesting to most, but to those who lived it, it was a
great experience. Some may say that the boys of that day were near lost to
society. We did things that would turn the hair gray of our parents if they knew
what we were up to at that young age. I would like to say that through it all
somehow we or mostly all I write about became stellar citizens. The shady aspect
of my personal existence was put under control by my Drill Instructor in the
Marine Corps. I show you in the Boys of Flushing how even beside all the
craziness that we participated in we ended up better than most. Maybe not
totally stellar, but we carried with us the pride of our neighborhood through
sports. I hope reading about us gives you some pleasure as much as it does for
us in our memories."
According to the book
description of Zivo, it "is a Huckleberry Fin saga of two 14 year
old adventures on a 3,000 mile trek from New York to Florida and back. His
characters are clearly drawn and Mr. Rackovitch demonstrates ease at quickly
involving the readers in his story."
According to the book
description of Seven Men on the Hunt, "One of his associates said
of Mr. Rackovitch, He brings you mandum in a grizzly way in his writing. So it
is with the hunters in this story they let you into their souls and carry you
along as they find that this hunting trip turns out to be more than a week of
just hunting deer. Going into town put them on the defensive as the locals there
have a way of demanded fealty from the considered intruders of their territory.
They take it on their honor to defend each other which causes mayhem in a bar
that is further disseminated throughout the town. Their host Frank rather than
side with his guests pacifies the offenders by chastising the hunters, which
causes a considerable amount of friction. Each hunter opens their mind to the
reader some justifying their existence. While others hold fast to revenge to
those who put forward derogatory attitudes towards the hunters. There is a final
confrontation that puts an end to the hunt and gives the hunters some
satisfaction as they depart from a week of odd occurrences."
According to the book
description of Confessions of a Milkman, "I give you Confessions
of a Milkman. For twenty five years I drove a milk truck in New York. From
retail delivery through wholesale I give you an inside view of the machinations
of one of the citys most infamous industry. From union and management coercion
to the individual route man who had to learn to survive in a world devoid of
ethics, there was no relief. Constant need to be aware of danger taxed both mind
and body while serving their routes. There was one crowning factor in the my
life as a milkman, the knowing that you could use your body to the fullest, and
be appreciative of your compactly to live a full life."
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