T. D. Allman, a raconteur of rare qualities, begins a telephone interview with a story about his dad. An officer in the Coast Guard sailing patrols out of Tampa during World War II, Allman’s father captured an Italian tanker on its way north from Venezuela. “Of course, the Italians were delighted to surrender,” Allman says. “He let them keep their sidearms, but he took the … [Read more...]