tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post9002027260303575065..comments2024-03-27T17:14:54.791-05:00Comments on Glorious Trash: What In The Hell Is "The Rat Bastards?" By Len LevinsonJoe Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-67924263840067296642018-12-27T12:27:29.767-06:002018-12-27T12:27:29.767-06:00Len, your vivid, detailed manner of writing made a...Len, your vivid, detailed manner of writing made an indelible mark on my own style. Many of my favorite authors disdained to dive into much detail in their battle scenes, so when I wrapped my mind around what you were doing -- and it was so different -- it blew me away. And such memorable characters! There are entire books by other authors I've forgotten I read back in the 80s and 90s, so Chris L Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198747116181240115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-22582716872149116102018-12-24T14:43:02.973-06:002018-12-24T14:43:02.973-06:00This is Len Levinson a/k/a John Mackie speaking. ...This is Len Levinson a/k/a John Mackie speaking. I just read all the above comments, and don't think I ever read them before but my memory is not 100% now that I'm 83. I'm absolutely thrilled that so many guys enjoyed this series. Well, I enjoyed writing all those novels. It was almost like being there, except that I was sitting at my desk in my rundown apartment in a crumbling LEN LEVINSONhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337204153954015672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-66018345005412236182018-12-24T13:06:00.812-06:002018-12-24T13:06:00.812-06:00Thanks for sharing, Unknown! I let Len know about...Thanks for sharing, Unknown! I let Len know about your dad. And Chris, sorry to hear about that house fire!Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-37052203091657009372018-12-23T13:24:55.184-06:002018-12-23T13:24:55.184-06:00Those were done of the coolest covers ever. The ar...Those were done of the coolest covers ever. The artist really studied the uniforms and equipment because it all looked spot on, from what I recall. I lost all mine in a house Fire.Chris L Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198747116181240115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-36467236697118145122018-12-21T16:42:57.208-06:002018-12-21T16:42:57.208-06:00I've never read this series, but my dad actual...I've never read this series, but my dad actually modeled for the original covers! I found the series on amazon and my dad was so excited to see them after so long! I'll definitely have to give them a read!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02409116255189280330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-9625920632867207662018-05-10T12:51:45.746-05:002018-05-10T12:51:45.746-05:00Thank you for your gift to us of this series of wo...Thank you for your gift to us of this series of wonderful novels.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04052932496729980069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-58596168357382001972016-07-27T10:45:27.077-05:002016-07-27T10:45:27.077-05:00Chris, thanks a lot for the comment, I'll be s...Chris, thanks a lot for the comment, I'll be sure to share it with Len. And as irony would have it, I too grew up in "BFE," WV! But it was right on the Maryland border, so it wasn't as nowheresville as other parts of the state. Pretty damn close, though.Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-65841412228608458052016-07-26T15:09:05.916-05:002016-07-26T15:09:05.916-05:00Frak me running, this is awesome.
The Rat Bastard...Frak me running, this is awesome.<br /><br />The Rat Bastards! <br /><br />Gads that series has haunted me since my house burned in '91 and I lost everything I possessed except a Fender Katana, a Marshall JCM800 and a Metallica t-shirt I was wearing.<br /><br />I absolutely loved these novels. As another posted, I only read the first handful, having like 1-6 or 1-8 because in BFE, WV they Chris L Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02198747116181240115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-51074653329058081072013-11-19T10:20:05.731-06:002013-11-19T10:20:05.731-06:00Tolchoks, thanks for the comment. Wanted to let y...Tolchoks, thanks for the comment. Wanted to let you know I passed it on to Len, who said it lifted his spirits!Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-23667350844197462552013-11-16T06:21:18.915-06:002013-11-16T06:21:18.915-06:00I read most of the early Rat Bastards titles as a ...I read most of the early Rat Bastards titles as a kid (Books 1-10 or 12.I would have read more but I couldn't find them.I still have Hit the Beach.<br /><br />They reminded me at first of Lou Cameron's Corporal Marvin stories,which were never billed as such (The First Blood;The Big Red Ball etc.)but The Rat Bastards quickly stood out as something more.To put it simply: these Bastards Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-2424079122737973412012-08-18T19:11:10.343-05:002012-08-18T19:11:10.343-05:00Thanks for sharing this!
I was really looking for...Thanks for sharing this!<br /><br />I was really looking forward to it. Of course, now that I've read it I only want to know more, more, more.<br /><br />It was The Sergeant by Gordon Davis that introduced me to men's adventure fiction, and the war subgenre, and I miss Levinson's books very much. Well, I actually own the entire Sergeant series and most of The Ratbastards...but I miss Hank Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01241805904517893443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3701602284718920546.post-43380202218474708882012-08-16T08:54:20.222-05:002012-08-16T08:54:20.222-05:00Great little essay by Len. Premier was kind enough...Great little essay by Len. Premier was kind enough to comment on my PMP blog and inform me of their free ebook days, so now I've got all of the RB titles. I've read the first three, and they are a ton of fun. I hope to eventually get through them all, but it's going to take a while...<br /><br />Len, if you see this comment, thank you for giving us some insight into the genesis of Jack Badelairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932441028544500024noreply@blogger.com