Pacific Glory

Publisher Marketing: Marsh Vincent, Mick McCarty, and Tommy Lewis were inseparable friends during their naval academy years, each man in love with the beautiful, unattainable Glory Hawthorne. Only Tommy wins her heart and marries Glory after graduation. Different skills set the three men on separate paths in the Navy, but they are all forever changed by the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941. Glory, now Tommy s widow, is a tough Navy nurse still grieving her loss while trying to save lives at the Pearl Harbor naval hospital. Marsh, a surface ship officer, finds himself in the thick of terrifying sea combat from Guadalcanal, through the turning point at Midway, to a climactic showdown with the Japanese fleet at Leyte Gulf. Mick, a hotshot fighter pilot with a drinking problem and a chip on his shoulder, seeks redemption after a series of failures leaves him grounded and ashamed. Filled with wide-screen action, romance, and heroism tinged with the brutal reality of war, "Pacific Glory" is an old-fashioned military adventure of the first order. Praise for "Pacific Glory" Epic, eloquent, stirring...a war novel that is both sweeping and intensely personal." "Library Journal" (starred review) "Pacific Glory" is a tale brilliantly told for anyone who loves history or an adventure in the spirit of Patrick O Brian. Deutermann s eye for capturing the romance, valor, and sacrifice of life at sea is unforgettable. From the first pages, as Deutermann reels you in, you are hooked, drawn into the past and finally delivered back to the future, a journey taken with unforgettable characters. Doug Stanton, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Horse Soldiers" and "In Harm s Way" Authentic down to the last riveting detail, "Pacific Glory" will mesmerize anyone who wants to relive the U. S. Navy s war with Japan while a mysterious love story about three Annapolis men in love with the same exotic woman winds through the bomb blasts and salvos. Thomas Fleming, "New York Times" bestselling author of "Time and Tide"" Review Citations: Library Journal Prepub Alert 10/15/2010 pg. 57 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) Library Journal 10/15/2010 pg. 57 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 11/22/2010 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) Library Journal 12/01/2010 pg. 102 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 01/01/2011 pg. 56 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) - *Starred Review LJ Best Books of Year 12/01/2011 pg. 57 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 208 (EAN 9780312599447, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Deutermann, P T 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. He spent twenty-six years in military and government service, which included a Pearl Harbor tour of duty; his father was a commodore on the Okinawa picket line; and Deutermann s uncle, both of his brothers, and both of his children were naval officers. He lives with his wife in North Carolina. Contributor Bio:  Hill, Dick Reader of over four hundred audiobooks, Dick Hill has won three coveted Audie Awards and been nominated numerous times. He is also the recipient of several "AudioFile" Earphones Awards. "AudioFile" includes Dick on their prestigious list of Golden Voices.