Year: 2020 Language: english Author: John J. Gobbell Genre: Fiction Publisher: Severn River Publishing Edition: Kindle ISBN: 978-1-64875-901-7 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 513 Description: General Douglas MacArthur’s promise to the Filipinos was “I shall return.” But it will take 165,000 troops and 700 ships in the bloody battle of Leyte Gulf to do it. Among them is the destroyer USS Matthew and her skipper, Commander Mike Donovan, a veteran haunted by earlier battles. What Donovan doesn’t know is that a Japanese admiral has laid an ingenious trap in the Leyte Gulf. But Donovan faces something even deadlier than Japanese battleships: explosives secretly slipped on board by saboteurs, set to detonate at any time. Now the ship’s survival hinges on the ability of Donovan and his men to dismantle a bomb in the midst of the panic...and the chaos of history’s greatest naval battle. Additional info: About the Author: John J. Gobbell served as a U.S. Navy deck officer assigned to Pacific fleet destroyers in the early days of the Vietnam conflict. In civilian life, Gobbell entered the executive recruiting field, conducting assignments for prime defense contractors, among others. His other novels include The Brutus Lie, The Last Lieutenant, A Code for Tomorrow, When Duty Whispers Low, and The Neptune Strategy. He lives in Laguna Niguel, California. You can visit his website at www.JohnJGobbell.com.
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A Call to Colors
Language: english
Author: John J. Gobbell
Genre: Fiction
Publisher: Severn River Publishing
Edition: Kindle
ISBN: 978-1-64875-901-7
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 513
Description: General Douglas MacArthur’s promise to the Filipinos was “I shall return.”
But it will take 165,000 troops and 700 ships in the bloody battle of Leyte Gulf to do it.
Among them is the destroyer USS Matthew and her skipper, Commander Mike Donovan, a veteran haunted by earlier battles. What Donovan doesn’t know is that a Japanese admiral has laid an ingenious trap in the Leyte Gulf.
But Donovan faces something even deadlier than Japanese battleships: explosives secretly slipped on board by saboteurs, set to detonate at any time.
Now the ship’s survival hinges on the ability of Donovan and his men to dismantle a bomb in the midst of the panic...and the chaos of history’s greatest naval battle.
Additional info: About the Author:
John J. Gobbell served as a U.S. Navy deck officer assigned to Pacific fleet destroyers in the early days of the Vietnam conflict. In civilian life, Gobbell entered the executive recruiting field, conducting assignments for prime defense contractors, among others. His other novels include The Brutus Lie, The Last Lieutenant, A Code for Tomorrow, When Duty Whispers Low, and The Neptune Strategy. He lives in Laguna Niguel, California. You can visit his website at www.JohnJGobbell.com.
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