{"product_id":"sentinels-of-fire-hardcover","title":"Sentinels of Fire - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. T. Deutermann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eP.T. Deutermann's World War II navy series began with the award-winning \u003ci\u003ePacific Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, followed by the brilliantly reviewed \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Bungo Suido\u003c\/i\u003e. His new novel \u003ci\u003eSentinels of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e tells the tale of a lone destroyer, the \u003ci\u003eUSS Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e, part of the Allied invasion forces attacking the island of Okinawa and the Japanese home islands. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne destroyer, the \u003ci\u003eUSS Malloy\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVividly authentic, historically accurate, and emotionally compelling, \u003ci\u003eSentinels of Fire\u003c\/i\u003e is military adventure at its best, by an author whose career as a Navy captain informs every page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. T. DEUTERMANN is the author of sixteen previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eGhosts of Bungo Suido \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePacific Glory\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. Deutermann spent twenty-six years in military and government service, which included a Pearl Harbor tour of duty; his father was a Vice Admiral in the WWII Pacific theater, and his uncle and older brother were submariners. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.56 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761024368928,"sku":"9781250041180","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b87f97df77bd805c1bb93f6d560f640b.webp?v=1780197501","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sentinels-of-fire-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}