Pacific Glory

I suppose this is an appropriate date–Pearl Harbor Day–to tell you about a novel, Pacific Glory, I read recently that really struck a chord with me. Typically, I’m a thriller-mystery-suspense kind of guy, but I guess I was ready for a change of pace. So I picked up a book that promoted itself as “a thrilling, multi-layered World War II adventure following two men and an unforgettable woman, from Pearl Harbor through the most dramatic air and sea battles of the war [in the Pacific].” It was authored by a retired naval officer, P. T. “Pete” Deutermann, I met several years ago at a Southeastern Writers Association workshop. I recall that Pete,...