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Drury began his writing career after hearing about a publication opportunity while playing for the Cape Cod
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Drury has been the author, co-author, or editor on nonfiction books. A few of his subjects include the
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Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, and Epic Storm and an Untold Rescue
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Halsey's
Typhoon: The True Story of a Fighting Admiral, an Epic Storm, and an Untold Rescue
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A Dog's Gift: The
Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend
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The Last Hill: The Epic Story of a Ranger
Battalion and the Battle That Defined WWII
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Classic Routes: the World's Best Hang
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Incident at Howard Beach: The Case for Murder (1990) (with
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Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam
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The Last Stand of Fox Company: A True Story of U.S. Marines in Combat
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Mafia Cop: The Story of an Honest Cop Whose Family was the Mob
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War, Sports...and Butterflies: The Greatest Hits of Bob Drury
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and majored in English. After school, Drury moved to
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