{"product_id":"the-last-lieutenant-9781648755224","title":"The Last Lieutenant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Powerful and engaging. Truly an inspiring and emotional story of bravery and sacrifice . a must read.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Nelson DeMille, #1 NYT Bestselling Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1942.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBataan has fallen to the Japanese. The Philippines seem sure to follow. When a general surrenders the last American outpost in the West Pacific, Navy Lieutenant Todd Ingram refuses to give up the fight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking to sea under cover of darkness, he leads his ten man crew to accomplish the impossible....slip through Japanese naval blockades, travel 1900 miles to Australia, and singlehandedly stop a ruthless Nazi spy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are no reinforcements. There will be no rescue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if Todd fails, he won't just lose his crew...he'll lose the woman he loves, too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the heart-pounding tradition of Ken Follett's\u003cem\u003e Eye of the Needle\u003c\/em\u003e comes a thriller brimming with raw courage, non-stop action, and an unforgettable villain.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e_________________________________\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for John J. Gobbell and THE LAST LIEUTENANT: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Epic adventure in the grand tradition-a rip-snorting barnburner by a first-rate storyteller.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Stephen Coontz\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"There are no greater tales of epic combat than the fight for Corregidor and the Battle of Midway. John J. Gobbell masterfully combines them into a gripping war story that will be considered a classic in the decades to come.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Clive Cussler\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Gobbell has, for me, personally resurrected the novel of World War II in the Pacific, combining thriller with war novel. [The Last Lieutenant] calls up memories of The Naked and the Dead and James Jones. A first-rate accomplishment.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Thomas Gifford\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJOHN J. GOBBELL is a former Navy Lieutenant who saw duty as a destroyer weapons officer. His ship served in the South China Sea, granting him membership in the exclusive Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club. As an executive recruiter, his clients included military\/commercial aerospace companies giving him insight into character development under a historical thriller format. An award-winning author, John has published eight novels. The books in his popular Todd Ingram series are based on the U.S Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II. John and his wife Janine live in Newport Beach, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn River Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674068783378,"sku":"9781648755224","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_588a0452-ff58-4549-a940-92628e840b6a.jpg?v=1733852272","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-last-lieutenant-9781648755224","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}