A Call to Colors: A Novel of the Leyte Gulf - Softcover

Gobbell, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0891418903 ISBN 13: 9780891418900

Publisher: Presidio Press, 2006

Synopsis

“Wonderful . . . a rousing dramatization of history’s greatest sea battle.”
–James D. Hornfischer, author of The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors
“I shall return” is General Douglas MacArthur’s promise to the Filipinos. It will take 165,000 troops and 700 ships in the bloody battle of Leyte Gulf to do it.

Among them is the destroyer USS Matthew and her skipper, Commander Mike Donovan, a veteran haunted by earlier savage battles. What Donovan doesn’t know is that Vice Admiral Takao Kurita of Japan has laid an ingenious trap as the Matthew heads for the treacherous waters of Leyte Gulf. But Donovan faces something even deadlier than Kurita’s battleships: Explosives secretly slipped on board American ships by saboteurs are set to detonate at any time. Now the Matthew’s survival hinges on the ability of Donovan and his men to dismantle a bomb in the midst of the panic and the chaos of history’s greatest naval battle.

“Gobbell’s sea tales . . . will have you looking up your nearest Navy recruiter.”
–W.E.B. Griffin

“[John Gobbell is] a first-rate storyteller.”
–Stephen Coonts

About this title

About the Author

John J. Gobbell served as a U.S. Navy deck officer assigned to Pacific fleet destroyers in the early days of the Vietnam conflict. In civilian life, Gobbell entered the executive recruiting field, conducting assignments for prime defense contractors, among others. His other novels include The Brutus Lie, The Last Lieutenant, A Code for Tomorrow, When Duty Whispers Low, and The Neptune Strategy. He lives in Laguna Niguel, California. You can visit his website at www.JohnJGobbell.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Presidio Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0891418903
• ISBN 13: 9780891418900
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 512