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NAVY #1
Battle Stations
An authentic naval thriller series you don’t want to miss! Perfect for fans of Patrick O’Brian, Alexander Fullerton, C. S Forester and Alexander Kent.
Lives are changed forever in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor…
Andrew Troost, heir to generations of naval tradition, has just been made admiral, when reports fly in of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Troost’s son, Warren, has followed in his footsteps and is one of the men fighting for his country on a PT boat in the Pacific.
In New York City, Tony Trapasso hears the call to action and gets ready to join the naval effort.
With him is Jacob Miller, a young man choosing to become a naval pilot instead of following the rabbinical calling of his Jewish forebears.
They meet Glen Lascomb, a fresh-faced youth, raised on an Iowa farm, who is about to be catapulted into a sea of flaming oil in the Leyte Gulf…
This is their story – the saga of heroic Navy men caught in the raging crosscurrents of a war that thrust them together and tore them painfully apart…
BATTLE STATIONS is the first military action and adventure story in the US Navy Historical Thriller a heart-pounding international Second World War thriller, encompassing major battles such as Midway and Okinawa.
'Authentic World War II naval action that hits home ' – Captain Clark Gammell
'a gripping tale of men in action' – Admiral Roger Mehle
THE US NAVY HISTORICAL THRILLER
Book Battle Stations
Book Carrier War
Book On Station
Lives are changed forever in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor…
Andrew Troost, heir to generations of naval tradition, has just been made admiral, when reports fly in of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Troost’s son, Warren, has followed in his footsteps and is one of the men fighting for his country on a PT boat in the Pacific.
In New York City, Tony Trapasso hears the call to action and gets ready to join the naval effort.
With him is Jacob Miller, a young man choosing to become a naval pilot instead of following the rabbinical calling of his Jewish forebears.
They meet Glen Lascomb, a fresh-faced youth, raised on an Iowa farm, who is about to be catapulted into a sea of flaming oil in the Leyte Gulf…
This is their story – the saga of heroic Navy men caught in the raging crosscurrents of a war that thrust them together and tore them painfully apart…
BATTLE STATIONS is the first military action and adventure story in the US Navy Historical Thriller a heart-pounding international Second World War thriller, encompassing major battles such as Midway and Okinawa.
'Authentic World War II naval action that hits home ' – Captain Clark Gammell
'a gripping tale of men in action' – Admiral Roger Mehle
THE US NAVY HISTORICAL THRILLER
Book Battle Stations
Book Carrier War
Book On Station
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June 16, 2020
This book is poorly written as far as technical Navy details go. Examples: "Medic to the bridge"- US Navy vessels have Pharmacist Mates, not medics. "Contact bearing zero two eight five"- what kind of bearing is that? "Rudder left full"- helm orders are given direction first, amount second followed by the word rudder. "the .44mm anti-aircraft guns began firing"- huh? No such gun unless someone was using a Colt .44 pistol to shoot at planes. The correct term would be 40mm anti-aircraft guns. Ship names...the author seems unaware that in WW2 US cruisers were named for cities, not places like "Appalachia", destroyers for naval heroes, of which "President Polk" was not one. He gets navy ranks and duties wrong: promotion from ensign is to lieutenant (jg) not lieutenant, one character gets promoted to lieutenant commander twice, motor machinist mates do not stand helm watches. The President of the US is the Commander in Chief, not the Commander and Chief. This thing reads like it was written by someone who may be familiar with ships but not US ones. Also the plot is thin, reads like a Readers Digest version of Winds of War. An annoying read for naval fiction fans because of all the errors.
November 8, 2020
Not terribly engaging ahistorical novel
The author saw fit to change the names of historical ships and the men who manned them for no apparent reason. The submarine tactics were ahistorical. If captains knew the angle a torpedo should be fired on to complete a firing solution, a the TDC would never have been invented or used. Radar is magically equipped on all vessels at the start of thes war. People get priority travel and flit about the country as if it was 1988. Telephones also operate as if it was 1988 and not 1943. I am surprised the author didn't toss in a top secret telephone that operated wirelessly. The story flowed a bit like a bad version of Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance. The characters spent more time in bed then at war at times. I was glad when it was over and cannot see myself reading any further into the series.
The author saw fit to change the names of historical ships and the men who manned them for no apparent reason. The submarine tactics were ahistorical. If captains knew the angle a torpedo should be fired on to complete a firing solution, a the TDC would never have been invented or used. Radar is magically equipped on all vessels at the start of thes war. People get priority travel and flit about the country as if it was 1988. Telephones also operate as if it was 1988 and not 1943. I am surprised the author didn't toss in a top secret telephone that operated wirelessly. The story flowed a bit like a bad version of Herman Wouk's War and Remembrance. The characters spent more time in bed then at war at times. I was glad when it was over and cannot see myself reading any further into the series.
March 23, 2021
This review covers all three of the “Navy” trilogy books.
Judging by the amount of Goodreads reviews, I would consider this trilogy to be one of those “forgotten treasures”. I found all three to be extremely “readable”, meaning they kept me interested, I enjoyed getting to know the main characters, and they were nice, quick reads. They were published back in 1989-90 and I read the first and second books in the mid-90's. I hadn’t even realized there was a third book until I chanced across “On Station” in my favorite used book store this last weekend. Such was my memory and fondness for the first two that I immediately began reading the third and final book of the series.
The author, Roger Jewett, is a pen name for Irving A Greenfield, a prolific author of over 300 novels. He spent two years in the Merchant Marine and served during the Korean War in the combat infantry so describing military action is not an unknown area for him.
All three books remind me a lot of W.E.B. Griffin’s book series, "The Brotherhood of War" and "The Corps". They cover quite a bit of the 20th century naval history, stretching from the beginnings of World War II all the way through the end of the Vietnam conflict. It’s a family saga, or rather a saga of three families, all of them coming together because of war and their various roles within and around the US Navy. Lots of family drama through a couple of generations intermixed with naval adventure result in fun reads. Some of the characters yearn for advancement within Navy ranks while others shun the responsibility or, in the case of Vietnam, become spokesmen and women against the war. Inevitable conflicts are overcome by the strong emotional ties that can only come from people who experience warfare together.
Judging by the amount of Goodreads reviews, I would consider this trilogy to be one of those “forgotten treasures”. I found all three to be extremely “readable”, meaning they kept me interested, I enjoyed getting to know the main characters, and they were nice, quick reads. They were published back in 1989-90 and I read the first and second books in the mid-90's. I hadn’t even realized there was a third book until I chanced across “On Station” in my favorite used book store this last weekend. Such was my memory and fondness for the first two that I immediately began reading the third and final book of the series.
The author, Roger Jewett, is a pen name for Irving A Greenfield, a prolific author of over 300 novels. He spent two years in the Merchant Marine and served during the Korean War in the combat infantry so describing military action is not an unknown area for him.
All three books remind me a lot of W.E.B. Griffin’s book series, "The Brotherhood of War" and "The Corps". They cover quite a bit of the 20th century naval history, stretching from the beginnings of World War II all the way through the end of the Vietnam conflict. It’s a family saga, or rather a saga of three families, all of them coming together because of war and their various roles within and around the US Navy. Lots of family drama through a couple of generations intermixed with naval adventure result in fun reads. Some of the characters yearn for advancement within Navy ranks while others shun the responsibility or, in the case of Vietnam, become spokesmen and women against the war. Inevitable conflicts are overcome by the strong emotional ties that can only come from people who experience warfare together.
March 22, 2021
Roger seems to have written a series of short stories and attempted to compile them into a book...and not very successfully in my opinion. The stories them selves were OK, the overall development of characters was scattered and blotchy. Even after having just finished the book, I have no idea "who" any of the "main" characters were.
He jumped from character to character, plot to plot with little or no connection, rhyme or reason. I frequently found myself thinking, "Who is this character again?" Is he a pilot, a sub commander, an academy washout or graduate, or a philandering and incompetent Admiral with few morals? In fact, apparently no one in the 1940's had any sexual morals.
One glaring, and to me, unforgivable writing sin was his erasing the actual ships and men from the history of this World War. I don't know if some bad second-cousin lawyer warned him he might be sued somehow, or if he was too lazy to keep track, but I was actually chagrined reading some of the great battles he placed his characters into. Make up a ship or two for fun but don't try to erase the memory of those great ships and warriors.
I don't intend to continue this series, save you money there are much better historical naval histories out there.
He jumped from character to character, plot to plot with little or no connection, rhyme or reason. I frequently found myself thinking, "Who is this character again?" Is he a pilot, a sub commander, an academy washout or graduate, or a philandering and incompetent Admiral with few morals? In fact, apparently no one in the 1940's had any sexual morals.
One glaring, and to me, unforgivable writing sin was his erasing the actual ships and men from the history of this World War. I don't know if some bad second-cousin lawyer warned him he might be sued somehow, or if he was too lazy to keep track, but I was actually chagrined reading some of the great battles he placed his characters into. Make up a ship or two for fun but don't try to erase the memory of those great ships and warriors.
I don't intend to continue this series, save you money there are much better historical naval histories out there.
March 25, 2021
Everything about this book is cringe worthy. The awkward renaming of historical figures, the weird naval language, waaaaaay too many people to keep track of and seriously disgusting “love stories”. I wasn’t expecting the latter and if they would have been left out, maybe this book would be redeemable but alas this author decided to throw in not only creepily written romantic plots (example, Kate telling the son how generous of a lover his father was, yuck!!!!) And even more troubling was the amount of adulterous affairs. I was expecting military thriller (naval) but got a cheese instead. Skip this one friends.
September 28, 2020
Navy at its best. Brave young man loving and dieing for the count they loved!
Once again written story of the battles that were won and lost in the Pacific theater. Of the brave young boys who fight as men to save they Country and become men before their time.
Once again written story of the battles that were won and lost in the Pacific theater. Of the brave young boys who fight as men to save they Country and become men before their time.
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April 26, 2020
Battle Stations by Roger Jewett
NAVY #1
Pearl Harbor was the date that many lives changed and especially those of Americans. This book focuses on five men that were in or joined the US Navy and fought in WWII as a result of the US going to war after Pearl Harbor was attacked. All five meet one another more than once in the book. All five meet women that impact their lives in one way or another. All five encounter experiences that challenge them in more ways than one and though they are called heroes they more often than not focused on doing what needed to be done to survive another day. As this is a series the book left more than one man hanging in a bit of limbo leaving the reader wondering how they will fare in the next book of the series. All of the men had women that were important in their lives though none had achieved their happily ever after ride into the sunset ending by the last page of this book.
What I liked:
* The real feel of the battle scenes
* The character development and feeling that I knew the men
* The friendships forged between the men in the story as well as some friendships they had with other sailors they met along the way
* That I felt I was in the scenes and that they were true to the time period
* The snippets learned about the families of the main characters
* That war was not glorified and the idea that most at war really seek peace
What I did not like:
* Being reminded that wars still exist and that they probably always will
* Being reminded of atrocities and death and all the rest that war brings
* More a question than a dislike and that is why neither the men nor the women used contraceptives as they were available in the 1940’s
* Being left wondering what will happen next...will the men survive and thrive or...not
Thank you to NetGalley and Sapere Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
NAVY #1
Pearl Harbor was the date that many lives changed and especially those of Americans. This book focuses on five men that were in or joined the US Navy and fought in WWII as a result of the US going to war after Pearl Harbor was attacked. All five meet one another more than once in the book. All five meet women that impact their lives in one way or another. All five encounter experiences that challenge them in more ways than one and though they are called heroes they more often than not focused on doing what needed to be done to survive another day. As this is a series the book left more than one man hanging in a bit of limbo leaving the reader wondering how they will fare in the next book of the series. All of the men had women that were important in their lives though none had achieved their happily ever after ride into the sunset ending by the last page of this book.
What I liked:
* The real feel of the battle scenes
* The character development and feeling that I knew the men
* The friendships forged between the men in the story as well as some friendships they had with other sailors they met along the way
* That I felt I was in the scenes and that they were true to the time period
* The snippets learned about the families of the main characters
* That war was not glorified and the idea that most at war really seek peace
What I did not like:
* Being reminded that wars still exist and that they probably always will
* Being reminded of atrocities and death and all the rest that war brings
* More a question than a dislike and that is why neither the men nor the women used contraceptives as they were available in the 1940’s
* Being left wondering what will happen next...will the men survive and thrive or...not
Thank you to NetGalley and Sapere Books for the ARC – This is my honest review.
4 Stars
April 26, 2020
Battle Stations by Roger Jewett follows several people through the onset of World War II. The principal character is Captain Andre Troost, who worked with the British navy, escorting freighter convoys from the Atlantic midpoint on their voyages to England. He is, like many military men who spend a lot of time away from home, having marital difficulties, which are only compounded when he’s promoted to rear admiral and reassigned to Pearl Harbor, shortly before the Japanese attack. Several other characters, including Troost’s son, a navy flight school dropout, meet and interact as war breaks out, from the dark days of the near destruction of the U.S. Pacific fleet, to the turning point in the war when the U.S. knocks out much of Japan’s carrier force.
Fictional, but based upon true events, Battle Stations takes the reader into the reality of war, not a romantic endeavor, but the gritty, frightening, bloody encounter between men—and women—sent by nations that often don’t consider the human cost when deciding to go to war. This book looks at war through the eyes of some of those humans who have to pay the cost.
I received an advanced review copy of the book. It is recommended reading for anyone who wants to experience the reality of combat. The author knows his stuff.
I give this story five stars.
Fictional, but based upon true events, Battle Stations takes the reader into the reality of war, not a romantic endeavor, but the gritty, frightening, bloody encounter between men—and women—sent by nations that often don’t consider the human cost when deciding to go to war. This book looks at war through the eyes of some of those humans who have to pay the cost.
I received an advanced review copy of the book. It is recommended reading for anyone who wants to experience the reality of combat. The author knows his stuff.
I give this story five stars.
June 15, 2020
Too many nautical inaccuracies to enjoy
Don't open this book if you have any knowledge of the Navy or naval operations. This book has never been in the hands of anyone who has ever served close to the bridge of a ship. A technical editor would have easily made it so much better. The first page opens on the enclosed bridge of a Royal Navy single screw destroyer with a full captain in command. Inaccurate helm orders, impossible ship performance make this totally unrealistic. The process of diving a submarine are way off for a boat of that vintage (I served in one). The flying descriptions seem off too. How does one "spin in" on takeoff. There wouldn't be enough air speed to spin. A bad book all around.
Don't open this book if you have any knowledge of the Navy or naval operations. This book has never been in the hands of anyone who has ever served close to the bridge of a ship. A technical editor would have easily made it so much better. The first page opens on the enclosed bridge of a Royal Navy single screw destroyer with a full captain in command. Inaccurate helm orders, impossible ship performance make this totally unrealistic. The process of diving a submarine are way off for a boat of that vintage (I served in one). The flying descriptions seem off too. How does one "spin in" on takeoff. There wouldn't be enough air speed to spin. A bad book all around.
June 25, 2020
I agree with the others who pointed out that this book is full of technical inaccuracies. I realize this is fiction, but having been in the Navy and generally being a history buff, those little glitches jumped out at me and began to distract from the story itself. Also, too much sex, in this case, is not a good thing. I certainly enjoy reading about adult shenanigans, but this book is billed as ‘A heart-stoppingly realistic military thriller’ but it reads more like ‘An erotic novel set in WWII.’ I picked this up hoping for another Winds of War / War and Remembrance epic and I’m afraid it’s not close. I’ll probably download the sample of volume 2 just to see if I think it gets any better.
September 15, 2020
Did not enjoy
Poorly written, very little action, really frustrated from a historical point of view where he decides to rename the aircraft carriers from World War II. I assume he did that because he didn’t want to be smirch the real ships in someway. But every time I reached a point where he used Endeavor instead of Enterprise, Bee Instead of hornet and Gettysburg instead of Lexington, it just completely threw me out of any enjoyment I was having from the book. Which was pretty minimal anyways.
Poorly written, very little action, really frustrated from a historical point of view where he decides to rename the aircraft carriers from World War II. I assume he did that because he didn’t want to be smirch the real ships in someway. But every time I reached a point where he used Endeavor instead of Enterprise, Bee Instead of hornet and Gettysburg instead of Lexington, it just completely threw me out of any enjoyment I was having from the book. Which was pretty minimal anyways.
March 20, 2022
I wanted to like it.
I don't think I have ever given a negative review before. Unfortunately in this case it is deserved. I found the substituting of fictional names onto obviously historical characters and ships jarring. There were also discontinuities in the story line and more than a few rather glaring grammatical errors. I also did not appreciate the almost constant bedding and infidelity between main mail and female characters. Still the story line was decent, so I'll give it two stars..
I don't think I have ever given a negative review before. Unfortunately in this case it is deserved. I found the substituting of fictional names onto obviously historical characters and ships jarring. There were also discontinuities in the story line and more than a few rather glaring grammatical errors. I also did not appreciate the almost constant bedding and infidelity between main mail and female characters. Still the story line was decent, so I'll give it two stars..
November 16, 2020
Basis for a Bad '80's Made-for-TV Movie
The author appears to have very little knowledge of the U.S. Navy nomenclature or the ships and boats of World War II. The book is a series of vignettes tied together by the multitude of characters. Only worthwhile if deeply discounted price and you have nothing else more interesting to read.
The author appears to have very little knowledge of the U.S. Navy nomenclature or the ships and boats of World War II. The book is a series of vignettes tied together by the multitude of characters. Only worthwhile if deeply discounted price and you have nothing else more interesting to read.
April 20, 2020
I’m sorry but I honestly could not get on with this book. It certainly had potential, but that was not forthcoming. I did not enjoy it!
September 4, 2020
Not exciting and realistic
Stereotyped characters combined with bad history makes for poor reading. Amateurish at best, waste of money and time. Better books available.
Stereotyped characters combined with bad history makes for poor reading. Amateurish at best, waste of money and time. Better books available.
December 23, 2022
Roger Jewett (the pen name of Irving A. Greenfield) has published more than 25 novels. Battle Stations was published in 2020 and is the first volume in their US Navy Historical Thrillers series. This is the 75th book I have completed in 2022.
I received an ARC of this book through https://www.netgalley.com with the expectation of delivering a fair and honest review. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own! Due to scenes of violence, mature situations, and mature language, I categorize this novel as R.
This is not the story of one character, but of five. The oldest, Andrew Troost, has just been promoted to Admiral. His son, Warren, has followed the family tradition and commands a PT boat in the Pacific. Tony Trapasso enlists after Perl Harbor, leaving behind family connections to the mob. Jacob Miller is Jewish and is destined to be a Navy aviator. Farmboy Glen Lascomb is another young man assigned to the Pacific Theater.
The story begins just before the attack on Perl Harbor. It is the story of these Naval officers in the Pacific during the first few months of WWII. The action they see. Their affairs of the heart. Their encounters with one another.
I enjoyed the 7+ hours I spent reading this 353-page historical fiction set in WWII. While this is a fictional novel, it includes many details of the Pacific war. I do like the chosen cover art. I give this novel a rating of 4.4 (rounded down to a 4) out of 5.
You can access more of my book reviews on my Blog ( https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/).
I received an ARC of this book through https://www.netgalley.com with the expectation of delivering a fair and honest review. Opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own! Due to scenes of violence, mature situations, and mature language, I categorize this novel as R.
This is not the story of one character, but of five. The oldest, Andrew Troost, has just been promoted to Admiral. His son, Warren, has followed the family tradition and commands a PT boat in the Pacific. Tony Trapasso enlists after Perl Harbor, leaving behind family connections to the mob. Jacob Miller is Jewish and is destined to be a Navy aviator. Farmboy Glen Lascomb is another young man assigned to the Pacific Theater.
The story begins just before the attack on Perl Harbor. It is the story of these Naval officers in the Pacific during the first few months of WWII. The action they see. Their affairs of the heart. Their encounters with one another.
I enjoyed the 7+ hours I spent reading this 353-page historical fiction set in WWII. While this is a fictional novel, it includes many details of the Pacific war. I do like the chosen cover art. I give this novel a rating of 4.4 (rounded down to a 4) out of 5.
You can access more of my book reviews on my Blog ( https://johnpurvis.wordpress.com/blog/).
July 11, 2020
Different kind of historical fiction
Different names for ships that are portrayed in historical perspectives like the Big E but not named Enterprise but doing all the correct historical things. Lots of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors including calling Roosevelt the Commander and Chief. Also using full ahead or one third back instead of the Navy use of direction then speed as ahead full or back one third. I would not have given it 4 stars but it was action filled although semi poorly written. Writers used to have editors but our education system only turns out politically correct I beciles.
Different names for ships that are portrayed in historical perspectives like the Big E but not named Enterprise but doing all the correct historical things. Lots of English grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors including calling Roosevelt the Commander and Chief. Also using full ahead or one third back instead of the Navy use of direction then speed as ahead full or back one third. I would not have given it 4 stars but it was action filled although semi poorly written. Writers used to have editors but our education system only turns out politically correct I beciles.
July 6, 2020
Fast Moving and Opens New Questions About the Pacific War
My only knock on the book was keeping track of who was "dating" who. Ok, the love lives of sailors at War is a secondary story, but it did get confusing. Also, who was recently promoted and receiving another major awards for heroism.
Most of the characters are likable; and most are honorable, except maybe the Admiral and Glen. I'm not sure how there's enough war left for two more books since this one ends in May 1945 and Japan surrenders in August, but the story flows well enough to read the next book.
My only knock on the book was keeping track of who was "dating" who. Ok, the love lives of sailors at War is a secondary story, but it did get confusing. Also, who was recently promoted and receiving another major awards for heroism.
Most of the characters are likable; and most are honorable, except maybe the Admiral and Glen. I'm not sure how there's enough war left for two more books since this one ends in May 1945 and Japan surrenders in August, but the story flows well enough to read the next book.
September 23, 2020
Readable, but I was a bit disappointed in the quality of the history. The Pacific war is fairly well documented, with the major units and engagements well known. I am unsure why the author felt it necessary to change the names of all of the ships and major participants (the Enterprise and Halsey for example). In an historical novel, you always run the risk of putting your protagonists at a higher command level where they displace the actual commanders. Also, the battle scenes are a bit short, and the heroes seem to spend a major amount of their time getting blown out of the water.
February 9, 2021
Not bad
Like other reviewers, some factual inaccuracies are noted. One that I picked up right at the end was the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamamoto, it should have been, Yamato.
Also, don’t understand, why the author changed the names of some characters to different names but it was pretty easy to figure who they were supposed to be. Same thing with the ships.
Not a bad novel, guess I’ll check out book two to see if it’s any better.
Like other reviewers, some factual inaccuracies are noted. One that I picked up right at the end was the sinking of the Japanese battleship Yamamoto, it should have been, Yamato.
Also, don’t understand, why the author changed the names of some characters to different names but it was pretty easy to figure who they were supposed to be. Same thing with the ships.
Not a bad novel, guess I’ll check out book two to see if it’s any better.
August 14, 2021
Intense action coupled with great characters showcase WWI action in a most personal way
The events are reasonably accurate and the personalities well defined but fictional to deliver a combination that allows an imaginative view into the realities of life, war, and combat as it might have been. Excellent pacing with plenty of twists. An interesting series and well worth the time
The events are reasonably accurate and the personalities well defined but fictional to deliver a combination that allows an imaginative view into the realities of life, war, and combat as it might have been. Excellent pacing with plenty of twists. An interesting series and well worth the time
July 4, 2022
Why change the names?
This story definitely has the authentic details with one major exception: why change the names of the carriers? Endeavor? Bee? Gettysburg? Not using the legendary names of Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown is an offense. The author even changed the names of Halsey, Spruance, and Fletcher. If you're going to claim to be authentic, then a!so be historically accurate and true.
This story definitely has the authentic details with one major exception: why change the names of the carriers? Endeavor? Bee? Gettysburg? Not using the legendary names of Enterprise, Hornet, and Yorktown is an offense. The author even changed the names of Halsey, Spruance, and Fletcher. If you're going to claim to be authentic, then a!so be historically accurate and true.
July 25, 2020
Very Good Storyline and Mix of Characters!
Having read other books by author, I was impressed with the storyline, which was able to mix the military action and personal stories of the main characters. Some of military action was not correct, but did not impact the overall story. I recommend to WWII War Buffs! 👍
Having read other books by author, I was impressed with the storyline, which was able to mix the military action and personal stories of the main characters. Some of military action was not correct, but did not impact the overall story. I recommend to WWII War Buffs! 👍
October 4, 2020
Great WWII action
Even knowing the outcome, this is a good series. A few goofs on Submarine lingo, never ever say “fire” unless there are flames. Proper term is “shoot”. Stern tubes don’t have torpedoes they have propeller shafts. Torpedos are in the after tubes. Bubble heads know this. Targets don’t 😍😍
Even knowing the outcome, this is a good series. A few goofs on Submarine lingo, never ever say “fire” unless there are flames. Proper term is “shoot”. Stern tubes don’t have torpedoes they have propeller shafts. Torpedos are in the after tubes. Bubble heads know this. Targets don’t 😍😍
October 16, 2021
Lots of Action, Pathos & the COST of war for EVERYONE.
An action story salted with sacrifices & hardships of both warriors and at home civilians. A tight fabric is woven between 4 warriors who started off as strangers but became part of the lives of each other. Brothers in arms tho from the various military branches.
An action story salted with sacrifices & hardships of both warriors and at home civilians. A tight fabric is woven between 4 warriors who started off as strangers but became part of the lives of each other. Brothers in arms tho from the various military branches.
January 15, 2023
how is this rated as high as it is?
Between every character being a super hero that receives the Navy Cross, the complete disrespect to Naval officers, the unnecessary sex scenes, and two of the main characters having affairs it was really difficult to finish this book. I will not be reading any more by this author.
Between every character being a super hero that receives the Navy Cross, the complete disrespect to Naval officers, the unnecessary sex scenes, and two of the main characters having affairs it was really difficult to finish this book. I will not be reading any more by this author.
November 26, 2023
A Reader's Digest version of war in the Pacific. Character development was poor. For some odd reason the author changed the names of America's famous hero admirals and famous aircraft carriers from the Pacific war.
Empty calories. I will not be pursuing the subsequent books in this series.
Listend to the audiobook, was so bored I shut if off with only 30 minutes remaining.
Empty calories. I will not be pursuing the subsequent books in this series.
Listend to the audiobook, was so bored I shut if off with only 30 minutes remaining.
June 13, 2020
Enjoyed the naval action, not the sex
I know that there is\was a lot of sexual language and activity with service personnel , I also served. The navel story and action was my intent on reading this story.
I know that there is\was a lot of sexual language and activity with service personnel , I also served. The navel story and action was my intent on reading this story.
July 5, 2020
Very interesting
Anyone interested in Navy history. Book seemed in time with events of WWII naval wartime history. The book was hard to put down and made you want to keep turning the pages.
Anyone interested in Navy history. Book seemed in time with events of WWII naval wartime history. The book was hard to put down and made you want to keep turning the pages.
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