The Commodore

Deutermann, Peter T.

ISBN 10: 1504680200 ISBN 13: 9781504680202

Publisher: Blackstone Pub, 2016

Synopsis

A Navy destroyer commander navigates hostile seas and ferocious battles in this dramatic World War II thriller set in the South Pacific.In The Commodore, the Navy in 1942 1943 is fighting a losing battle against Japan for control of the Solomon Islands. Vice Admiral William Bull Halsey is tasked to change the course of the war. Halsey, a maverick, goes on the offensive and appoints a host of new destroyer commanders, including a wildcard named Harmon Wolf. An American Indian from a Minnesota reservation, Wolf has never fit in with the traditional Navy officer corps. But under Halsey, Wolf s aggressive tactics and gambling nature bring immediate results, and he is swiftly promoted to commodore of an entire destroyer squadron. What happens next will change Wolf s life, career, and the fate of his ships forever.An epic story of courage, disaster, survival, and triumph that culminates in the pivotal battle of Vella Gulf, The Commodore is a masterful novel of an unlikely military hero.

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Review

"Fans of military action thrillers will race through the pages and finish the book wanting more." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)

"Fans of military action thrillers will race through the pages and finish the book wanting more." --"Publishers Weekly "(starred review)

"[Deutermann's] experience and his deep knowledge of WWII naval warfare illuminate every page..."The Commodore "is a top-shelf naval adventure." --"Booklist"

"Fans of military action thrillers will race through the pages and finish the book wanting more." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"[Deutermann's] experience and his deep knowledge of WWII naval warfare illuminate every page...The Commodore is a top-shelf naval adventure." --Booklist

About the Author

P. T. DEUTERMANN is the author of more than fifteen novels, including Pacific Glory, which won the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, as well as two other World War II-era sea adventures, Ghosts of Bungo Suido and Sentinels of Fire. Deutermann spent twenty-six years in military and government service, as a captain in the Navy and in the Joint Chiefs of Staff as an arms-control specialist. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Blackstone Pub
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1504680200
• ISBN 13: 9781504680202
• Binding: Audio CD