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Lt. Comdr. Dan Lenson inherited an old destroyer, a surly crew, and the strange mission of suppressing piracy in the South China Sea.Tags
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Lt-Cmdr Dan Lenson finds himself in charge of the refitting of a frigate which is being sold to the Pakistanis as Operation Desert Storm gears up. In Pakistan, he finds the Pakistani sale frozen so he is captaining the frigate as it heads out to hunt pirates in the South China Sea. Increasingly, he finds himself threatened by a mutinous executive officer, a crew of naval dregs, a lack of instructions from command, no supplies, ammunition, or even oil, and only his own dedication to mission to keep things going. In the meantime, the pirates are approaching and they look in better condition than him. David Poyer brings out a wealth of lore about Navy operations as he loads the problems on his lead character until the final exciting show more battle. Very interesting story, part of a series I was not familiar with. show less
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David Poyer, 1949 - Writer David Poyer was born in DuBois, Pennsylvania, in 1949, and grew up in the towns of Brockway, Emlenton, and Bradford in western Pennsylvania. He graduated from high school and then attended the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, graduating in 1971. He received a master's degree from George Washington University. Poyer's show more active and reserve service have included sea duty in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, Arctic, Caribbean, and Pacific and shore duty at the Pentagon, as well as other commands. He has served on the USS Bowen, Comphibron Eight, USS Charleston, USS Antrim, Surface Warfare Development Group, U.S. Atlantic Command and as Captain for the U.S. Naval Reserve at Joint Forces Command. Poyer has taught or lectured at Annapolis, Flagler College, University of Pittsburgh, Old Dominion University, the Armed Forces Staff College, and the University of North Florida. He's been a guest on PBS's "Writer to Writer" series and on Voice of America. Poyer has written the Navy novels "The Med," "The Gulf," "The Circle," "The Passage," and "Tomahawk." He has also written the historical thriller "The Only Thing to Fear" and the comic novel of Annapolis "The Return of Philo T. McGiffin." "Thunder on the Mountain" is a historical novel set in 1936; and set in the Pennsylvania hills, are the titles "The Dead of Winter," "Winter in the Heart" and "As the Wolf Loves Winter." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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