TANS: The TANS Collection, Volume I [Paperback]

John Klawitter (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 7, 2002

All this and more in TANS:She talked to the girl in Vietnamese and gave her a key. The young woman looked at me rather shyly and motioned for me to follow. We went together down another hall and stopped at a bedroom door. She unlocked it and beckoned me to come in. -from "The Boy Soldier & The Prostitute", by Gary Lorentzen The rope gave a couple of jerks before Ole got back, and there was a bunch of Okinawan fishermen cheering him on. He increased his speed, which didn't seem possible. You would have thought he was trying out for the shell singles in the Olympics.-from "SGT Olsen Goes Fishing", by Hal CastleBa-da-boomp bang, Ba-da-boomp bang, Ba-da-boomp bang! went the tires of the jeep and trailer as we bounced over the dead men. "Haw haw" exclaimed the Sergeant as he stomped the brake peddle and skidded to a halt in a cloud of dust. -from "Close Calls" by Dave ParksThe males were pretty horny and would try to screw anything, each other, tent poles, legs, trees, everything but the female. Everybody was kind of bummed out about that, millions of goats in the world and we had to get the two queer ones.-from "Goat Stories", by Don Collins

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About the Author

The stories printed in TANS are true recollections by soldiers who have served in U.S. intelligence as radio repair men, dittyboppers, lingies, pilots, analysts and a wide range of other crafts and skills employed in the gathering, decoding, translation and evaluation of covert intelligence.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: IUniverse (March 7, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 059521729X
• ISBN-13: 978-0595217298
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,331,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Multi-talented John Klawitter is a writer, producer, film & video director, song lyric writer and published author of fiction and non fiction books. Based in Hollywood, he's worked for major studios, indy companies and run his own production company. He's written and produced for CBS, NBC, Disney, The Disney Channel, Paramount, Universal, Atlantis Productions, and many others. He's also worked on animation projects for Disney, Warner Bros. Animation, Hanna-Barbera, Phil Mendez Productions, Zoiyu Productions (Japan), Pink Planet Productions (Holland) and Franke Films (Finland). He has directed short films featuring a wide range of stars and personalities, including Bill Cosby, Ali MacGraw, Jane Alexander, Jacqueline Bisset, Ray Bradbury, George Plimpton, Leslie Nielsen, and many others.

His film writing includes the political documentaries Scene: Politic (EMMY AWARD)and World Cities; the Television Specials The Great American Dreammobile, Le Mans, The Adventures of Sports Goofy, and Here comes Sam (The Olympic Eagle). He has also adapted several novels to screenplay format, most notably HOBBERDY DICK by K.M. Briggs, STYX by Christopher Hyde, MONSTER TALES by Phil Mendez, and his own novel CRAZYHEAD.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TANS still the way it was.., March 7, 2003

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wayne rupp (Lemoyne, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TANS: The TANS Collection, Volume I (Paperback)

The book is offered as a collection of reminisces of events that occurred nearly 40 years ago, the stories are anecdotal in nature, meant for entertainment and information not to be taken as academic reference. I served with Jack Waer in the time periods of the early sixties and despite his "larcenous spirit" he has no need to prevaricate to impress any whom served with him. Mr Moises' dismissal of his work because of perceived inaccuracies is patently unfair as well as petty. The very fact there are no documented references to our mission or us attests to the level of secrecy we working under during those times.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars TANS- The Way It Was, July 30, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: TANS: The TANS Collection, Volume I (Paperback)

This book lets actual soldiers who served in the Army Security Agency tell their stories in their own words.
From the jungles of Vietnam to the streets of East Berlin, they served without public recognition and were sometimes scorned by other soldiers who didn't understand their mission.
Welcome home, boys, and thanks for a fine job.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent short stories from the men who served in silence, April 23, 2003

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"georget361" (Fort Liquerdale, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: TANS: The TANS Collection, Volume I (Paperback)

The book in written by the people who have been there, done that.
Most could not say what they were doing or did and after some 40 years it is leaking out. These men were the top 10 percent of the US Military. That is a fact and not a TANS.
Written by men for men.
Now children, parents, wives and others get a view of what these men did while in Vietnam and around the world.
George T
"TAM"