The Last Paladin, P.T. Deutermann
The Last Paladin, P.T. Deutermann
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The Last Paladin
A Novel

Author: P.T. Deutermann

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 10 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 07/19/2022

Synopsis

Summoned to relieve destroyers that are bogged down by escort duty in the escalating Pacific Theater, the Hayward is met with a rather cold reception. In the eyes of Pacific Fleet sailors, North Atlantic convoy duty pales in comparison to the bloody, carrier-sinking battles of Savo Island and Guadalcanal. However, Atlantic Fleet ships have had to specialize in one thing: anti-submarine warfare.

The Hayward is sent off into remote South Pacific operating areas with orders to find and destroy Japanese submarines—but with little expectation of success. Her commanders take the mission literally; using radio intercepts that are being ignored at higher levels, they determine that the Japanese have set up a 1000-mile-long picket line of seven submarines, an entire squadron's worth, to act as a moveable barrier against the expected American advance into the next set of islands. These submarines are poised to sink every American aircraft carrier and destroyer and to change the course of the war.

What happens next is one of the legendary stories of the US Navy. The Last Paladin is high stakes naval warfare at its best, told with utter authenticity and a former ship captain's understanding of dramatic, intense combat. P. T. Deutermann continues his acclaimed series of WWII thrillers in this unforgettable novel.

About P.T. Deutermann

P. T. Deutermann is the noted author of many novels based on his experiences as a senior staff officer in Washington and at sea as a Navy captain, and later, commodore. His World War II works include Pacific Glory, which won the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, Sentinels of Fire, The Commodore, Ghosts of Bungo Suido, and The Iceman. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on December 15, 2022

I enjoy reading P. T. Deutermann’s books about World War II. One of the key things I like is they are well researched. Deutermann was a naval officer and his first-hand knowledge of the navy shows. The characters are interesting and pace is fast. This book is about a ship that specialized in hunting......more

Goodreads review by Mark on September 05, 2022

Let me be clear here...I'm a huge P.T. Deutermann fan, both his mysteries and his military historical fiction..."The Last Paladin," is one of the latter...Like many of his books dealing with the Pacific Theater naval history, "The Last Paladin" is meticulously researched and the naval operations abo......more

Goodreads review by John on July 12, 2022

By P.T. Deutermann, is a superb, battle-filled World War II adventure that takes place aboard the USS Holland, a lone destroyer escort on patrol in the Solomon Islands in the western Pacific Ocean during the summer of 1944—just as the two greatest armadas of the era are assembling for what historian......more

Goodreads review by Steven on August 08, 2022

The author continues his great series of WWII novels with a very interesting true story of a "lowely" destroyer escort (DE) that was transferred to the Pacific theater from the North Atlantic. The Pacific fleet didn't know what to do with this vessel as they missed thier convoy escort duty due to ma......more

Goodreads review by Stanley on June 12, 2022

Read his full review on Rosepoint Publishing. The war in the Pacific Theater is at its’ zenith. The USS Holland has been in the Atlantic working with the British and has been re-outfitted and sent to the Pacific to aid in the fight against Japanese submarines. This saga is told from both the ships’......more

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