The Last Lieutenant

by John J. Gobbell

Overview

The Battle of Corregidor comes alive as Todd Ingram, a US Navy Lieutenant, fights for all he holds dear.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951249861
Publisher:	Severn River Publishing
Publication date:	02/06/2020
Series:	Todd Ingram , #1
Pages:	562
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.38(d)

About the Author

JOHN J. GOBBELL is a former Navy Lieutenant who saw duty as a destroyer weapons officer. His ship served in the South China Sea, granting him membership in the exclusive Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club. As an executive recruiter, his clients included military/commercial aerospace companies giving him insight into character development under a historical thriller format.  An award-winning author, John has published eight novels. The books in his popular Todd Ingram series are based on the U.S Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II. John and his wife Janine live in Newport Beach, California.

What People are Saying About This

Nelson De Mille

Powerful and engaging...a must-read.

Clive Cussler

The Last Lieutenant will be considered a classic in the decades to come.

Greg Iles

Gobbell kept me awake until the final shot struck home.

Editorial Reviews

Gobbell takes an actual incident--the voyage that a handful of U.S. Navy survivors of the fall of Corregidor made from the Philippines to Australia in 1942--and turns it into a consistently absorbing historical thriller. Lt. Todd Ingram and his distinctly motley crew must simultaneously survive, rescue friends in danger, and guard the vital secret of the U.S. Navy's code-breaking efforts, which a German spy threatens to reveal to the Japanese. The action is continuous, the characterization well above average (even sparked by touches of wit), and the sense of place and time strong. Noteworthy, too, are Gobbell's implicit tribute to the role of the Filipinos in resisting the Japanese and helping Americans escape and the stark realism of his treatment of the fall of Corregidor.

Roland Green

"Epic adventure in the grand tradition. A rip-snorting barnburner by a first-rate storyteller." —Stephen Coonts, bestselling author of Pirate Alley

"Powerful and engaging. Truly an inspiring and emotional story of bravery and sacrifice. A MUST READ." —Nelson DeMille, bestselling author of The Quest and the Panther

"Combining thriller with war novel, THE LAST LIEUTENANT calls up memories of THE NAKED AND THE DEAD and James Jones. A first-rate accomplishment. Wonderful." —Thomas Gifford, author of The Assassini

"There are no greater tales of epic combat than the fight for Corregidor and the battle of Midway. John J. Gobbell masterfully combines them into a gripping war story that will be considered a classic in the decades to come." —Clive Cussler, bestselling author of the Dirk Pitt Adventures

"THE LAST LIEUTENANT is the best kind of war story—one man tracks another through the smoke of a great battle, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Gobbell kept me awake until the final shot struck home." —Greg Iles, author of Natchez Burning and The Bone Tree

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