Deutermann P.T. Knihy

"A gripping and authentic World War II naval adventure by a master storyteller The Hooligans fictionalizes the little-known but remarkable exploits of "The Hooligan Navy" that fought in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Loosely-organized in fast moving squadrons, PT (patrol torpedo) boats were the pesky nemesis of the formidable Japanese navy, dubbed "the mosquito fleet" and "devil boats" for their daring raids against warships, tankers, and transport ships. After the Pearl Harbor raid plunges America into war, young surgical resident Lincoln Anderson enlists in the Navy medical corps. His first deployment comes in August 1942 at Guadalcanal, when after a brutal sea battle and the landing of Marines on the island, Anderson finds himself triaging hundreds of casualties under relentless Japanese air and land attacks. But with the navy short of doctors, soon Anderson is transferred to serve aboard a PT boat. From Guadalcanal to the Solomon Islands to the climactic, tide-turning battle of Leyte Gulf, Anderson and the crew members of his boat confront submarines and surface ships, are attacked from air by the dreaded Kawanishi flying boats, and hunted by destroyers. In the end, Anderson must lead a division of boats in a seemingly-impossible mission against a Japanese battleship formation-and learn the true nature of his character. Informed by P. T. Deutermann's own experience as a commander of a patrol gunboat in Vietnam, The Hooligans is first-rate military adventure fiction"-- Provided by publisher

Kolejna powieść przygodowa autora Miłości na Pacyfiku, osadzona w realiach II wojny światowej, w znacznym stopniu oparta na faktach. Koniec 1944 roku. Amerykanie przygotowują się do odbicia Filipin, ale potężne pancerniki typu `Yamato` mogą zapobiec desantowi. Powstające w tajemnicy okręty wydają się niezniszczalne. Amerykański wywiad wojskowy pozyskał informacje o dw�ch tego typu okrętach, krążą jednak pogłoski, że można do nich dołączyć lotniskowiec. Gotowy do rejsu, ukryty na japońskim Morzu Wewnętrznym lotniskowiec może połączyć kres planom inwazji. Amerykańskie bombowce nie są w stanie dotrzeć nad Morze Wewnętrzne, toteż US Navy zleca misję zniszczenia domniemanego lotniskowca dow�dcy okrętu podwodnego. Do tej pory żadnemu z amerykańskich okręt�w podwodnych nie udało się dotrzeć na ten akwen - pięć okręt�w zginęło u wlotu do cieśniny Bungo, prowadzącej na Morze Wewnętrzne, a w przesmyku aż roi się od wrak�w. Niepokorny kapitan okrętu podwodnego `Dragonfly`, Gar Hammond, ostatnia nadzieja amerykańskiej floty, zostaje wyznaczony do przeprowadzenia tej misji: ma namierzyć lotniskowiec i zniszczyć go, nim znajdzie się na otwartych wodach Pacyfiku.

Bestsellerowa powieść historyczno-obyczajowa osadzona w realiach dwudziestego stulecia. Rozbudowany wątek romansowy. Znakomita erudycja autora. Powieść przeznaczona dla szerokich rzesz czytelnik�w.

1942, off the port city of St. Nazaire in occupied France. A United States Navy S-class submarine assigned to the Royal Navy lurks just outside the borders of the minefield protecting a German U-boat base. Lieutenant Commander Malachi Stormes patrols close to the minefield entrance and manages to trap and sink three outbound U-boats in one spectacular attack. The U.S. Navy promotes him and gives him command of a new class of submarine, a fleet boat called Firefish. Based in Perth, Australia, the Perth boats are the only American forces capable of hitting the Japanese in the western Pacific. Stormes-- nicknamed The Iceman-- makes it clear that he is willing to take huge chances to achieve results. -- adapted from publisher info.

"The island of Iwo Jima was the epic land and sea battle that produced one of the iconic images of WWII: the Marines raising the American flag on Mount Surabachi, an active volcano that was the site of intense hand to hand combat. In this gripping novel, Deutermann follows a young gunnery liaison officer, Lee Bishop, who during the ferocious battle for the island is pulled from his station aboard the USS Nevada to serve on-shore as a spotter, calling in coordinates for the ship to target with missiles. But Bishop is completely unready for what he will witness and experience: a literal hell, during which 26,000 Americans are killed in a fight to the very last man, which culminates in the blistering, sulphurous tunnels of Surabachi itself, where an entire platoon of Marines is held captive."-- Provided by publisher

A gripping tale of anti-submarine warfare in the World War II Pacific Theater, by a master of military adventure fiction.