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Sentinels of Fire

World War II Navy, Book 3

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Sentinels of Fire

By: P. T. Deutermann
Narrated by: Dick Hill
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A dramatic World War II adventure set on a US destroyer under ferocious kamikaze attack, by the Boyd Award-winning author of Pacific Glory.

By 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.

©2014 P. T. Deutermann (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Published by arrangement with St. Martin’s Press, LLC.
Genre Fiction Historical Military Mystery Sea Adventures Thriller & Suspense War & Military
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Gripping War Story • Vivid Battle Scenes • Skilled Narrator • Realistic Historical Depiction • Superb Performance
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Best book I have ever read. I was 21 years in navy on active service

Outstanding!!! Hmc usn retired

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Fantastic book very well written and very riveting !! The book flows very well and keeps you excited. Knowledge of US Navy and U.S. Navy destroyer action is GREAT... Highly recommend !!!

Famtastic....

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Great story with a happy ending. I’ve read many of his works and will continue to do so.

Another great read or Listen on audio

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The book was intense and performed to perfection by Dick Hill. I suggest the whole series.

Dick Hill is a tremendous performer.

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Commander Deutermann provided an excellent recount of the events of the “Tin Can sailors” crucial role during WWII. I highly recommend this excellent novel.

Impressive telling

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this book had me riveted from stem to stern.amazingans now one of my favorites

one of the top ten ever.

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Narration was top notch for a top notch book. The picket line off Okinawa is a fascinating subject and this novel does a great job presenting it.

Absolutely great book !

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A good flowing story with good nautical details. Enjoyed it but also realize the sacrificing of the US navy man.
Horrifying and intense
And like always ....Dick Hill did a great job .
Thanks

Great story of an intense and sad piece of history

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not quite as good as the other books in the series but very very close

a winner, with reading

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My father was with 10th Army on Okinawa in 1945 so I grew up hearing stories of the land battle there all my life. I had a chance to spend 3 weeks there during the Vietnam War and got to visit where my father was stationed at Naha. This interest in the island drew me to P T Deutermann's epic saga of the Destroyers on the picket line just north of Okinawa during the historic campaign there from April to June 1945.
This story is very well told and the detail is incredible. It is a page turner of a book (as are all of P T Deutermann's tales) and highly recommended. If you are seeking to really understand what the Navy went through during this campaign, this is the book for you.
The narration and audio are top notch. I'm picky about that since I figure that if I am going to invest a significant amount of time studying a period of history I want it to sound right. This is very well done and I'm glad I set the the time aside to listen to it.

An outstanding story of the Destroyers on the picket line at Okinawa in 1945

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