The Commodore
A Novel
Reeks: P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels
P. T. Deutermann
- P.
- T.
- Deutermann's
- previous
- novels
- of
- the
- US
- Navy
- in
- World
- War
- II
- -
- Pacific
- Glory,
- Ghosts
- of
- Bungo
- Suido,
- and
- Sentinels
- of
- Fire
- -
- have
- been
- acclaimed
- by
- reviewers
- and
- readers
- for
- their
- powerful
- drama
- and
- authentic
- detail.In
- The
- Commodore,
- the
- Navy
- in
- 1942-1943
- is
- fighting
- a
- losing
- battle
- against
- Japan
- for
- control
- of
- the
- Solomon
- Islands.
- Vice
- Admiral
- William
- "Bull"
- Halsey
- is
- tasked
- to
- change
- the
- course
- of
- the
- war.
- Halsey,
- a
- maverick,
- goes
- on
- the
- offensive
- and
- appoints
- a
- host
- of
- new
- destroyer
- commanders,
- including
- a
- wild-card
- named
- Harmon
- Wolf.
- An
- American
- Indian
- from
- a
- Minnesota
- reservation,
- Wolf
- has
- never
- fit
- in
- with
- the
- traditional
- Navy
- officer
- corps.
- But
- under
- Halsey,
- Wolf's
- aggressive
- tactics
- and
- gambling
- nature
- bring
- immediate
- results,
- and
- he
- is
- swiftly
- promoted
- to
- Commodore
- of
- an
- entire
- destroyer
- squadron.What
- happens
- next
- will
- change
- Wolf's
- life,
- career,
- and
- the
- fate
- of
- his
- ships
- forever.
- An
- epic
- story
- of
- courage,
- disaster,
- survival,
- and
- triumph
- that
- culminates
- in
- the
- pivotal
- battle
- of
- Vela
- Gulf,
- The
- Commodore
- is
- a
- masterful
- novel
- of
- an
- unlikely
- military hero.
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