The Hooligans, P. T. Deutermann
The Hooligans, P. T. Deutermann
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The Hooligans

Author: P. T. Deutermann

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 9 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/28/2020

Synopsis

A gripping and authentic World War II naval adventure by a master storytellerThe Hooligans fictionalizes the little-known but remarkable exploits of “The Hooligan Navy” that fought in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Loosely-organized in fast moving squadrons, PT (patrol torpedo) boats were the pesky nemesis of the formidable Japanese navy, dubbed “the mosquito fleet” and “devil boats” for their daring raids against warships, tankers, and transport ships.After the Pearl Harbor raid plunges America into war, young surgical resident Lincoln Anderson enlists in the Navy medical corps. His first deployment comes in August 1942 at Guadalcanal, when after a brutal sea battle and the landing of Marines on the island, Anderson finds himself triaging hundreds of casualties under relentless Japanese air and land attacks.But with the navy short of doctors, soon Anderson is transferred to serve aboard a PT boat. From Guadalcanal to the Solomon Islands to the climactic, tide-turning battle of Leyte Gulf, Anderson and the crew members of his boat confront submarines and surface ships, are attacked from air by the dreaded Kawanishi flying boats, and hunted by destroyers. In the end, Anderson must lead a division of boats in a seemingly-impossible mission against a Japanese battleship formation—and learn the true nature of his character.Informed by P. T. Deutermann’s own experience as a commander of a patrol gunboat in Vietnam, The Hooligans is first-rate military adventure fiction.

About P. T. Deutermann

P.T. DEUTERMANN is the noted author of many previous novels based on his experiences as a senior staff officer in Washington and at sea as a Navy Captain, and later, Commodore. His WWII works include Pacific Glory, which won the W.Y. Boyd Award for Excellence in Military Fiction, Sentinels of Fire, The Commodore, Ghosts of Bungo Suido,and The Iceman. He lives with his wife of 50 years in North Carolina.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jean on September 07, 2020

This story goes from Guadalcanal to the Leyte Gulf during World War II. Our protagonist is Lieutenant (j.g.) Lincoln Anderson. Anderson is a physician with the Navy Medical Corp. The story opens with the battle of Guadalcanal. He then is assigned to “The Hooligan Navy”, a P.T. Boat Squadron. I have r......more

Goodreads review by Mark on January 16, 2023

Another great entry in P.T. Deutermann's WWII US Navy series...I love this series, several of his stand-alones and the Cam Richter stories...All Good stuff...I especially enjoy this WWII series in that he has a particular insight into the US Navy, having retired from the service, as well as, providi......more

Goodreads review by H.W. on August 05, 2020

THE HOOLIGANS is one of P. T. Deutermann’s best. It was one of those novels I hated to see end because it was so engaging. It follows the adventures of a Navy doctor (who becomes a battle-tested surgeon) assigned to a squadron of PT boats during WWII in the Pacific. It tracks the doc and the boats fr......more

Goodreads review by Karl on July 17, 2020

Nobody spins a yarn about World War II in the Pacific better than P. T. Deutermann. I just finished an advance copy of his latest story “The Hooligans “. The tale follows a young 3rd year surgery resident as he is swallowed up by the war in the Pacific. Told in the first person through the eyes of “......more

Goodreads review by Jud on February 23, 2020

The Hooligans by P.T. Deutermann is the seventh in a series of novels that revolve around World War II. Deutermann himself served in the military for nearly 30 years, serving in a variety of roles including the USS Morton, the USS Hull and the guided missile destroyers Jouett and Tattnall. Deuterman......more

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