{"product_id":"last-lieutenant-book-john-j-gobbell-9780312958381","title":"Last Lieutenant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePowerful 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\u003eEpic 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\u003eThere 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\u003eGobbell has, for me, personally resurrected the novel of World War I 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","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50956755403025,"sku":"CIN0312958382G","price":3.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51317836710161,"sku":"CIN0312958382A","price":3.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51695097544977,"sku":"CIN0312958382VG","price":3.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0312958382.jpg?v=1751133078","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/last-lieutenant-book-john-j-gobbell-9780312958381","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}