The Nugget
A Novel
Reeks: P. T. Deutermann WWII Novels
P. T. Deutermann
- A
- novice
- naval
- aviator
- grows
- into
- a
- hero
- in
- this
- gripping
- and
- authentic
- World
- War
- II
- adventure
- by
- master
- storyteller
- P.
- T.
- DeutermannLieutenant
- Bobby
- Steele,
- USN,
- is
- a
- fresh-faced
- and
- eager
- naval
- aviator:
- a
- "Nugget,"
- who
- needs
- to
- learn
- the
- ropes
- and
- complex
- procedures
- of
- taking
- off
- and
- returning
- safely
- to
- his
- aircraft
- carrier.
- A
- blurry
- night
- of
- drinking
- lands
- him
- in
- an
- unfamiliar
- bed
- aboard
- the
- USS
- Oklahoma;
- later
- that
- day,
- the
- Japanese
- destroy
- Pearl
- Harbor.
- After
- cheating
- death
- and
- losing
- his
- friend
- in
- this
- act
- of
- war,
- the
- formerly
- naive
- Steele
- vows
- to
- avenge
- the
- attack.Flying
- sea
- battle
- after
- battle,
- Steele
- survives
- the
- most
- dangerous
- air
- combat
- in
- World
- War
- II,
- including
- Midway,
- is
- shot
- down
- twice,
- rescued
- twice,
- and
- eventually
- leads
- a
- daring
- mission
- to
- free
- prisoners
- from
- a
- secluded
- Japanese
- POW
- camp.
- Packed
- with
- authentic
- military
- action
- on
- land
- and
- at
- sea
- in
- the
- Pacific
- Theatre
- of
- WWII
- and
- featuring
- a
- memorable
- protagonist
- based
- on
- a
- true-life
- hero,
- The
- Nugget
- is
- a
- first-class
- adventure
- by
- a
- former
- commander
- whose
- family
- served
- in
- the Pacific.
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