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Trial by Fire

A Novel (World War II Navy Series, Book 8)

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Trial by Fire

De: P.T. Deutermann
Narrado por: Peter Berkrot
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March 19, 1945: The war in the Pacific approaches its apocalyptic climax. The largest wartime armada ever assembled, Task Force 58, is closing in on Okinawa; once taken, it will finally put American B-29 bombers in range of the home islands of Japan - and victory.

At the heart of the fleet are 14 Essex-class aircraft carriers, including the USS Franklin, known as "Big Ben" - a 27,000-ton behemoth, home to 3,500 crewmen and 100 aircraft. Just after dawn, while crewmen prepare for battle, a single Japanese Yokosuka D4Y breaks through the clouds and drops two 500-pound bombs on Big Ben. The first rips through the flight deck's three-inch armor to the hangar deck, exploding amidst two dozen planes carrying 30 tons of explosives. Rockets and bombs howl in all directions. Hundreds of men are forced to leap into the sea to escape, leaving the captain with only one third of his crew; there are more dead, wounded, and trapped men left onboard than able-bodied sailors.

Trial by Fire is the gripping novelization of how, against all odds, the sailors of the Franklin were able to save their ship, after three agonizing days of battling the flames that ultimately claimed the lives of 832 men and injured 300 more. Listeners will be astounded and humbled by the heroic actions of a few brave sailors in the face of catastrophe.

©2021 P.T. Deutermann (P)2021 Tantor Ejército Ficción Histórica Guerra y Ejército Género Ficción Histórico Siglo XX Thriller y Suspenso
Historical Accuracy • Compelling Narrative • Technical Detail • Heroic Portrayal • Gripping Action • Complex Heroes
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Very good this author does a fine job. Not sure how close to actual accounts but would like to have had story of awards. Have listened to all books in this series hopefully there will be more.

Good Read

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True to the author's style, it puts you in another and momentous place and time, and makes the setting and the people familiar to the reader.

Not crazy about the narrator. He's skilled at his craft but had perhaps not quite the right gravitas for this particular reading.

Harrowing Tribute Well Written

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With its focus on engineering and damage control, this novel stands apart from most other WWII stories of combat at sea. Believable characters and a compelling story line draws you in. Ending is a bit anticlimactic though.

Not your usual naval combat story

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A different kind of story in the author’s many stories in the Pacific theater.

In this one, an aircraft carrier is brought back out to sea after hurriedly getting repaired in Washington. The ship’s captain wants to get to the war zone off the coast of Japan with all haste as to not miss out. They join the navy’s forces which made up the largest armada ever as they got ready to attack the mainland. The Japanese were cornered and lashing out brutally. They launched an attack trying to sink the carrier just as it arrives. It wasn’t pretty.

The Pacific theater, beginning of the end

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I was almost out off by some of the negative comment, but decided to listen anyway. I’m glad I did, as I have all of PT’s WWII navy series. Yes the first part of the book was a bit slow, but I think it was necessary to set up the terrific action in the second half. The heroic actions of the survivors were amazing, and, as usual, the descriptions made me feel was almost there. I can’t imagine what I would do in situations like that. Thanks PT!

Good listen

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This book is an almost beat-for-beat straight history of the attack on the USS Franklin and its nearly miraculous preservation from sinking.

The story is an amazing one in nearly every way, and Deutermann tells it well. But this is so close to a straight history that to call it historical fiction, as it is advertised, seems inappropriate. The only fiction, as far as I can tell, is the changing of the names of the actual officers involved. For reference, several of the actual people involved are noted below:

The Captain of the Franklin during the incident, Leslie E. Gehres, was apparently at least as bad as described here; his tenure as Captain has been described as, "a cautionary tale about the scourge of 'toxic leadership'."

The Exec, the viewpoint character in this book, was Joseph F. Taylor, who was awarded his third Navy Cross for his actions during the crisis. Lt. JG Donald A. Gary and Chaplin Lt. Cdr. Joseph T. O'Callahan were awarded Medals of Honor for their actions in response to the attack.

Had this been advertised as a straight historical retelling, even if some parts were inferred from reports rather than actually in the historical record, I would probably have rated this as a 5-star book. Deutermann is at his best when telling stories of the surface navy, and this is a fine example. Recommended.

Lightly Fictionalized History

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Story of incredible courage under fire during the late days of the WWWII Pacific Campaign.

Undaunted Heroism

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Iconic World War II naval story brought to life. Deutermann puts you on board the USS Franklin, a real gut wrenching nightmare.

Well done.

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Unlike some other reviewers, I liked the fact that there was so much complex true detail about how the ship worked. Nobody ever writes about seven boilers and feed water and steam, and how you liked the boiler and the unbelievable complexity that had to be learned by typically really young men who knew none of it when they boarded the ship this was an extra ordinary book in my opinion having read, almost all of Dudman‘s books and a large number of World War II books. I recommend this book it’s not an action hero book, but there is plenty of heroism and harrowing detail.

The narrator did a masterful job.

This was a novel about a real event, realistically portrayed, and masterfully narrated

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I thought the book was very good highlighting the terrible losses the US Navy suffered in the last big battle of the Pacific

I’ve had many conversations with friends of mine who had no idea of the losses we suffered at Okinawa.

Well, done

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