Sentinels of Fire

World War II Navy, Book 3

By: P. T. Deutermann

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

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.

Outstanding!!! Hmc usn retired

Best book I have ever read. I was 21 years in navy on active service

Famtastic....

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 !!!

Another great read or Listen on audio

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

Dick Hill is a tremendous performer.

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

Impressive telling

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

one of the top ten ever.

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

Absolutely great book !

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.

Great story of an intense and sad piece of history

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

a winner, with reading

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

Brings the horror of WWII in the Far East

We've all read about the Kamikaze pilots to navy ships around Okinawa but not that many about the navy seamen experienced the horror. There's been a lot written about WWII in Europe and the horrors, but fewer about the war around Japan. W.E.B. Griffin does to some extent but his books focus on personalities and their lives. This book gets more into the nitty gritty and yet gives flesh to the characters. PT Deutermann is good - I've listened to others of his on Audible. This is the first truly historical fiction book of his I've seen. Dick Hill is good as aways. He's an artist in his readings. Do a web search on him - lots awards. The book is good, will hold your attention and feed historical gaps.