Books By T. R. Fehrenbach - Author

T. R. Fehrenbach served with the US Infantry and Engineers as platoon sergeant with an engineer battalion during World War II. He continued his military career in the Korean War, rising from platoon leader to company commander and then to battalion staff officer of the 72nd Tank battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. Prior to his military involvement, a young Fehrenbach, born in San Benito, Texas, worked as a farmer and the owner of an insurance company. In retirement, he wrote a political column for a San Antonio newspaper. He sold numerous pieces to publications such as the Saturday Evening Post and Argosy. He is the author of several books, including U.S. Marines in Action, The Battle of Anzio, This Kind of War, andhis most enduring work, Lone Star, a one-volume history of Texas.