From Boxing Ring to Battlefield - The Life of War Hero Lew Jenkins

This book is about the extraordinary life of Lew Jenkins, a lightweight boxing champion. Raised in poverty during the Great Depression, Jenkins became a celebrated prizefighter in the late 1930s. After he squandered his winnings, Jenkins found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, earning the Silver Star for his bravery.

List of contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Fighting Man
Chapter 2: Impoverished Beginnings
Chapter 3: The Toast of Broadway
Chapter 4: A Run at the Title
Chapter 5: Unstoppable
Chapter 6: Just Wanted to Have a Good Time
Chapter 7: Falling
Chapter 8: A Return to Service
Chapter 9: A Past with Jack Dempsey
Chapter 10: A Different Kind of Fight
Chapter 11: Consumed with Guilt
Chapter 12: Katie Rocks the Boxing World
Chapter 13: A Return from War
Chapter 14: Bloody Ridge
Chapter 15: Heartbreak Ridge
Chapter 16: Enlightened
Chapter 17: A Final Fight
Epilogue
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

By Gene Pantalone - Foreword by John DiSanto

Summary

This book is about the extraordinary life of Lew Jenkins, a lightweight boxing champion. Raised in poverty during the Great Depression, Jenkins became a celebrated prizefighter in the late 1930s. After he squandered his winnings, Jenkins found purpose during World War II and the Korean War, earning the Silver Star for his bravery.

Product details

• Authors: Gene Pantalone
• Assisted by: John DiSanto (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781538116746
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-1674-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Korea, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, SPORTS & RECREATION / Boxing, Biography: sport, Boxing, Asian History, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, C 1945 To C 1960, 1950–1953 (Korean War period), Korean War, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / Korean War