The advantage was that the cannon disappeared or lowered itself below ground level after firing; thus was out of sight. The Neptune Strategy (Todd Ingram) And the fact that the fall of Corregidor and the battle of Midway were so close [in time], if you could put anything about the American victory at Midway at risk that would, I think, make a compelling work.”Gobbell who is launching a 17-city book signing tour form San Diego to San Francisco to Las Vegas, is working on his third novel—a contemporary thriller involving a U.S. Navy submarine and biological warfare.He is, he says, a long time fan of thrillers. If you read this book, you will acquire some insight into what our people were undergoing in the early days of the war. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Morrill, who retired as a rear admiral stands in the pith helmet just to the left of their hand-made flag. He focuses on Lt. Todd Ingram and a Nazi spy who has assumed the identity of an American cryptographer, Walter Radtke.

I couldn't put it down.

John has published eight novels, six of them in the stand-alone Todd Ingram series, based on the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II.

One is from 1980 and the other is from 1933. OUTGUNNED The Navy's high command responds quickly, mobilizing all they have to counter-attack the massive Japanese firepower. It was as if the melody existed only for itself; that all should stand and bow in reverence to the trumpeter. It returns our attention to the early days of WWII and particularly to the siege of Corregidor by the Japanese. ""Combining thriller with war novel, THE LAST LIEUTENANT calls up memories of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD and James Jones. They produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance.

As an historical fiction writer, I appreciate his detailed research and his ability to put the reader in a convincing place and time. Durand and Ingram exchange a chaste kiss in mid-story and hint at more to come if and when they escape to freedom.

And now, Döttmer is at it again, killing Walter Radtke, Radio Technician Second Class, USN. Hard to put down! If, however, the small U.S. Navy force can surprise and sink or seriously damage the Rising Sun’s armada, the Japanese conquest of the pacific– which by now includes China, Manchuria, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, the Dutch East Indies, new Guinea, the Solomons, Marianas and the Philippines–will be halted.The confrontation between Ingram and Döettmer occurs at Mindanao, the Philippines southernmost island. Later, he learns the melody is called the Degüello, coming from a Spanish noun meaning to cut one’s throat. That’s why I enjoyed reading The Last Lieutenant and why I recommend you not only read it but give it to a young person to read as well.In his message marking the end of World War II in Europe, Pope John Paul II speaks of the “young people who have no personal experience of the horrors of that war.” He reminds them that “the victims, the combatants, and the martyrs of the Second World War were for the most part, young people like you.”Agents and publishers keep saying that the market for World War II fiction has vanished.

One of the fourteen inch World War I style cannons -- range, 27,000 yards -- found on the fortified islands of Manila Bay. Through the U.S. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.

The Last Lieutenant, by John J. Gobbell (St. Martin’s Press) is another novel by a military man, this one a former weapons officer on a destroyer. Before Ingram can save himself, Helen Duran, the Army nurse he loves, and his men, he must save his country.Radtke knows that the U.S. navy has cracked the Japanese code and that Commander in Chief Chester Nimitz is planning a trap for the Japanese fleet at Midway. His long journey ends when an Australian army sergeant makes the seven survivors spread eagle on the sand, doubting they could have made it from Corregidor.One critic said Ingram’s adventures form “the best kind of war story—one man track another through the smoke of a great battle with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.” We keep two 20-volume encyclopedias at home. ""Epic adventure in the grand tradition. He lets you smell the intrigue as well as the oil and sea spray in this gritty tale of espionage, heroics, fear, bravado and exhaustion. The descriptions of the sea journeys are particularly good and should appeal to anyone who loves the sea. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number.

Deception heightens as the spy disguise himself as an American cryptologist on the island.

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