Sentinels of Fire, P. T. Deutermann
Sentinels of Fire, P. T. Deutermann
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Sentinels of Fire

Author: P. T. Deutermann

Narrator: P. T. Deutermann

Unabridged: 10 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2014


Synopsis

A dramatic World War II adventure set on a US destroyer under ferocious kamikaze attack, by the Boyd Award-winning author of Pacific GloryBy the spring of 1945, the once mighty Japanese fleet has been virtually destroyed, leaving Japan open to invasion. The Japanese react by dispatching hundreds of suicide bombers against the Allied fleet surrounding Okinawa. By mid-May, the Allied fleet is losing a major ship a day to murderous swarms of kamikazes streaming out of Formosa and southern Japan. The radar picket line is the first defense and early warning against these hellish formations, but the Japanese direct special attention to these lone destroyers stationed north and west of Okinawa.One destroyer, the USS Malloy, faces an even more pressing issue when her Executive Officer Connie Miles begins to realize that the ship's much-admired Captain Pudge Tallmadge is losing his mind under the relentless pressure of the attacks. Set against the blazing gun battles created by the last desperate offensive of the Japanese, Executive Officer Miles and the ship's officers grapple with the consequences of losing their skipper's guidance—and perhaps the ship itself and everyone on board.Vividly authentic, historically accurate, and emotionally compelling, Sentinels of Fire is military adventure at its best.

About P. T. Deutermann

P. T. Deutermann is the author of sixteen previous novels, including Ghosts of Bungo Suido and Pacific Glory, which won the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. He spent twenty-six years in military and government service, which included a Pearl Harbor tour of duty; his father was a commodore on the Okinawa picket line; and Deutermann’s uncle, both of his brothers, and both of his children were naval officers. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on February 02, 2017

This story takes place in the spring of 1945 aboard the destroyer USS Malloy. The destroyer is on radar picket duty off the coast of Okinawa. The Malloy is fitted with the brand new long range radar system and is to serve as an early warning for the fleet. Our protagonist is the executive officer, C......more

Goodreads review by John on April 21, 2022

The Battle of Okinawa was the costliest battle of World War II. Okinawa was only 200 miles from Japan and was considered a home island, so as bad as Iwo Jima was, Okinawa was far worse. For the Navy it was particularly costly because Okinawa was in easy range of the Kamikaze aircraft based in Japan......more

Goodreads review by Alan on December 12, 2018

Another excellent story by this author.......more

Goodreads review by Frank on May 13, 2023

Another solid military action book from this author. Gives you a great feel for the Navy during WII.......more

Goodreads review by John on February 14, 2021

Way too much jargon and technical talk; it really slowed down the narrative and became a serious distraction.......more