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William L. McGee

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Livingston, Montana, The United States

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World War II, Nevada Divorce Ranches, Nuclear Testing

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William L. "Bill" McGee writes about the history of which he was a part... whether it’s growing up in Montana during the hardscrabble years of the Depression, or joining the Navy in 1942 at age seventeen to get into the fight, or cowboying on an exclusive divorce ranch in Nevada in the postwar ’40s, or working in broadcasting in the early days of 1950s and ’60s television.

During his 32-year career in broadcast marketing and sales, McGee honed his writing skills in radio and television. His writing style is described as straightforward, journalistic, and as “precise and economical as a Mickey Spillane novel.” (Marine Corps League Magazine)
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	Operation Crossroads - Lest We Forget! An Eyewitness Account, Bikini Atomic Bomb Tests 1946 by William L. McGee (Goodreads Author), Sandra V. McGee (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 19 ratings — 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 Solomons Campaigns 1942-1943: From Guadalcanal to Bougainville, Pacific War Turning Point (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII, Vol. 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 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
	The Amphibians Are Coming! Emergence of the 'Gator Navy and its Revolutionary Landing Craft (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII, Vol. 1) by William L. McGee (Goodreads Author), John A. Lorelli (Foreword) 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2000 — 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
	Pacific Express: The Critical Role of Military Logistics in World War II (Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in WWII, Vol. 3) by William L. McGee (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Sandra V. McGee (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Dennis R. Blocker II. (Foreword) 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 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 DIVORCE SEEKERS: The Intimate True Story of a Nevada Divorce Ranch Wrangler by William L. McGee (Goodreads Author), Sandra V. McGee (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 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
	Learning To Cope With Sight Loss: Six Weeks at a VA Blind Rehabilitation Center by William L. McGee (Goodreads Author), Sandra V. McGee (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2010 — 6 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
	Bluejacket Odyssey, 1942-1946: Guadalcanal to Bikini, Naval Armed Guard in the Pacific by William L. McGee (Goodreads Author), C.A. Lloyd, Chairman, USN Armed Guard Veterans of WWII (Foreword) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1997 — 4 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 Cowboyin' Years 1947-1950 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 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
	The Broadcasting Years 1958-1989 (The McGee Chronicles Series Book 3) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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
	Bluejacket Odyssey : Guadalcanal to Bikini, 1942-1946, Naval Armed Guard in the Pacific really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997	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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Amphibious Operations in the South Pacific in World War II (3 books)
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