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The Call
The Call records the experiences of the authors uncle, a sailor who served on the USS Langley during the famous Island Hopping Campaign of WWII. The Langley, a light weight carrier, was in the thick of the war in the Pacific from January 1944 until May 1945. The book reveals the harsh realities of naval warfare while providing an insight into the personal side from the perspective of a seventeen year old farm boy.
169 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2016
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April 10, 2018
It is February of 1943. The Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor a little over a year before, thus drawing the United States into World War II. P. R. “Dick” Steinke is a sixteen going on seventeen year old farm boy from Pennsylvania who enlists in the Navy. He hasn’t even started shaving yet. After his induction, training, and other preparation, he is assigned to serve on the U.S.S. Langley, a lightweight carrier, during the famous Pacific Island Hopping campaign from January of 1944 through May of 1945, and sees action in the battles of the Marshall Islands, the Marianas, the Philippine Sea, Leyte Gulf, the Formosa Straits, and Okinawa, going through the terrible Halsey’s Typhoon Cobra along the way. What happens to Dick and his comrades, so many of whom are the same age as he is?
Dick tells his own story in the first person, but the book itself was written by his nephew, prolific novelist Paul Boyce, who is also the author of the “Hooks Files” series of detective fiction for young people. In The Call, the reader will see, firsthand, the human side of war and be captivated by the courage and resolve of the young people who rose to its challenge, with a glimpse into the strategy and tactics behind the Pacific campaign, the attacks and counterattacks, the successes and disappointments, the joy, the despair, the peril, and in the end, the victory. As in his other works, Boyce takes a wholesome approach to his storytelling that results in a narrative that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, from teen to adult. Anyone who is interested in stories about World War II will find this book fascinating.
Dick tells his own story in the first person, but the book itself was written by his nephew, prolific novelist Paul Boyce, who is also the author of the “Hooks Files” series of detective fiction for young people. In The Call, the reader will see, firsthand, the human side of war and be captivated by the courage and resolve of the young people who rose to its challenge, with a glimpse into the strategy and tactics behind the Pacific campaign, the attacks and counterattacks, the successes and disappointments, the joy, the despair, the peril, and in the end, the victory. As in his other works, Boyce takes a wholesome approach to his storytelling that results in a narrative that can be enjoyed by readers of all ages, from teen to adult. Anyone who is interested in stories about World War II will find this book fascinating.
August 22, 2018
very well written informative and entertaining. A touching tribute to a heroic uncle. Looking forward to reading more from author Paul Boyce.
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