

The Nugget
Author: P. T. Deutermann
Narrator: John Pruden
Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 10/08/2019
Categories: Fiction, Military Fiction
Author: P. T. Deutermann
Narrator: John Pruden
Unabridged: 10 hr 23 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Published: 10/08/2019
Categories: Fiction, Military Fiction
P. T. Deutermann is the noted author of many previous novels based on his experiences in Washington as a senior staff officer and at sea as a navy captain and, later, commodore. His WWII novels 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 fifty years in North Carolina
John Pruden is an Earphones Award–winning audiobook narrator. His exposure to many people, places, and experiences throughout his life provides a deep creative well from which he draws his narrative and vocal characterizations. His narration of The Killing of Crazy Horse by Thomas Powers was chosen by the Washington Post as a Best Audiobook of 2010.
I can easily see how this book wouldn’t be for everyone, it’s a full throttle action story set in World War II. It kicks off with the attack on Pearl Harbor and keeps running fast. I like history and I like action/thrillers and this book has it all. What it doesn’t do is slow down long enough to dev......more
I am a big fan of P. T. Deutermann. I have enjoyed his World War II Series. Unlike most series each of his books in the series is a stand-alone with a different protagonist. Our hero of this story has graduated from the Naval Academy and just completed flight school. He has just arrived at Pearl Harb......more
Thanks to St. Martin’s Press for the Advanced Reader’s Copy of THE NUGGET by PETER DEUTERMANN. Mr. Deutermann is one, if not THE, best writer of WWII military fiction on the market today. Both he and his father served in the U.S. Navy as senior officers. The father served in WWII, mainly in the Paci......more
After 25 years in the Navy including the command of a destroyer and later the command of an entire destroyer squadron, it should come as no surprise that P.T. Deutermann has written a few novels about naval warfare. Preceded by “Pacific Glory” (2011), “Ghosts of Bungo Suido” (2013, “Sentinels of Fir......more
The Nugget follows the military exploits of a naval dive bomber pilot in the Pacific Theatre during World War II. Lieutenant Robert T. Steele. The story starts out with a board of inquiry about whether Lt. Steele is who he says he is. That is because he was lost at sea and presumed dead. But the nove......more
“Deutermann, long a master of military thrillers, is at the top of his game here.” Booklist
“[A] rousing WWII naval action thriller…The book’s prose is as straightforward as its stalwart hero. Deutermann keeps the reader spellbound throughout.” Publishers Weekly
“Deutermann packs authentic information on submarine tactics and naval warfare in between the taut underwater action. Fans of old-school submarine novels like Run Silent, Run Deep will be rewarded.” Publishers Weekly on The Iceman
“A top-shelf naval adventure.” Booklist on The Commodore