WHEN DUTY WHISPERS LOW: A Todd Ingram Novel

by John J. Gobbell

Overview

Calling it "Operation I," Yamamoto throws everything into the foray, scraping together top-line dive bombers and torpedo planes from all over the Pacific to carry out a series of Pearl-Harbor sized bombing raids in the Solomons. In response, the Allies introduce the proximity fuse to the fleet a top-secret anti-aircraft detonator that can greatly assist the U.S. Navy in their desperate fight against Japanese dive bombers and torpedo planes. However, in the heat of battle Commander Jerry Landa refuses to use the fuse—and pays the price as his ship, the USS Howell, is torn in half by Japanese "Val" dive bombers.

Lieutenant Commander Todd Ingram confronts Landa, questioning his authority as the two become enemies in the midst of battle. As Ingram and Landa fight to survive "Operation I," Yamamoto personally directs the raids that will return him to the glory of December 7, 1941; raids that will facilitate the recapture of Guadalcanal and that will cripple the United States Navy forever.

Filled with epic battles, romance, and the brutality of war, John J. Gobbell has crafted a tale that will transport the reader into the South Pacific during World War II—a story as vibrant and stunning as anything he has ever written.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781987029505
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	02/08/2019
Series:	Todd Ingram Series , #3
Edition description:	6th ed.
Pages:	562
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.14(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.” His thirty plus year career in executive recruiting included clients in the military and commercial aerospace sectors giving him added insight into character development for his novels. "Dead Man Launch-A Todd Ingram Novel of the Cold War," is the most recent of six stand-alone novels in the Todd Ingram series. Another is underway: "At Danger’s Ebb". Altogether, he has written eight historical thrillers involving the U.S. Navy—Pacific Theater — "At Danger’s Ebb" will be his ninth. He and his wife, Janine, live in Newport Beach, California. His website is at www.JohnJGobbell.com and he can be reached at [e-mail].

Editorial Reviews

The period of February to June 1943 was a relatively quiet time in the Pacific War. American and Japanese forces were reeling from the massive expenditures of ships and manpower in the lower Solomons campaign, with the Japanese suffering the worst end of the bargain. The loss of Guadalcanal was a strategic setback ... The wide scope of the Pacific theater is the perfect backdrop for (Gobbell's) latest. You'll find it hard to put down.

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