# Sentinels of Fire - Hardcover

by **P. T. Deutermann** (Author)

P.T. Deutermann's World War II navy series began with the award-winning _Pacific Glory_, followed by the brilliantly reviewed _Ghosts of Bungo Suido_. His new novel _Sentinels of Fire_ tells the tale of a lone destroyer, the _USS Malloy_, part of the Allied invasion forces attacking the island of Okinawa and the Japanese home islands.

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, by an author whose career as a Navy captain informs every page.

### Author Biography

P. T. DEUTERMANN is the author of sixteen previous novels, including _Ghosts of Bungo Suido_ and _Pacific Glory_, which won the W. Y. Boyd Literary Award for Excellence in Military Fiction. Deutermann spent twenty-six years in military and government service, which included a Pearl Harbor tour of duty; his father was a Vice Admiral in the WWII Pacific theater, and his uncle and older brother were submariners. He lives with his wife in North Carolina.

**Number of Pages:** 288

**Dimensions:** 1 x 9.56 x 6.38 IN

**Publication Date:** July 15, 2014

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