The Last Lieutenant (The Todd Ingram Series) Paperback – February 2, 2020

The novel starts a little slow, but continues to build. The confusing details at the start of the novel give way to action and development of the characters.

Strong characters, brave men and unconsteded loyalty. Not sure I could have participated in this conf!it as a female. I am a 1944 baby. Ajways interested in how our heroes survived such visciusness. The things they saw and witnessed had to be horrific. How o you praise these honorable men of WWIi?

I did not enjoy the first half of the book. It took far too long to get interesting. I would have put it away, but I had no other reading material, so I slogged through the first half. It got better and more cohesive as the book unfolds.

A great plot to go along with an amazing cast of characters you want to follow. Can't wait for the next installment.

I’ve always had an interest in military history. Presented in novel form by the masterful hand of Gobbell results in a remarkable read. One can barely put the book down from beginning to the next series. I’m a retired military man, I recommend Gobbell reading to all my military (and otherwise) Brothers! Great stuff!

The book was about the Philadelphia during WWII.It covered a group trying get away from the japs, in a boat. They worked with a sub getting people out of danger

Lots of action; great insight into the human condition, the ideals of American patriotism and the courage demonstrated by the men and women who fought to keep those ideals for future generations.

This is the first novel I have read by Mr. Gobbell and it will not be the last. Todd Ingram's fighting and then escape from Corregidor is only one part of this fine WW 2 novel. His island hopping and many adventures from Corregidor to Australia is rest of the story. There is plenty of action, a love story, an elusive Nazi spy, an evil monster dressed as an educated human, and also much war heartache, loss, and sadness. In this novel you can smell the cordite, feel the shell blasts, feel the heat from the explosions, see the hopelessness, and hear the cries of pain and sadness. You can also watch Todd grow in experience and decision making. However, he did lose his focus at times because of his first feelings of true love. Todd is well trained, but he still has much to learn. Major Otis Dewitt is an especially good counterpoint to Mr Ingram and it is fun to watch the banter back and forth between the two. In addition, we are introduced in the novel to some very interesting Philippine nationals who fight and die very hard. All in all, I really enjoyed the story and look forward to the further adventures of Todd Ingram

This is an entertaining and realistic ( sometimes brutally so) story of a part of WW2 that was unknown to me. The descriptions of the sea journeys are particularly good and should appeal to anyone who loves the sea. The characters are well-drawn and there seems to have been excellent research of actual events around which the story evolves. It is a bit long, which detracts from the full award. However, it bodes well for the next volumes of the story. It would make a good film along the lines of Band of Brothers/ Saving Private Ryan.

Was not sure what to expect and at times the names were a little confusing. However it soon became a rivetting read and laid bare the ferocity and cruelty of the battle for the Philippines. Looking forward to starting the next book.

Instantly fell in love with these series of books

The book was very hard to follow in its early chapters, characters were confusing, ultimately they became clearer. The basis of the novel is the surrender of the Phillipines to the invading Japanese forces during WW2, the facts presented were enlightening for a little known portion of this conflict, (losses were not emphasised to maintain morale). The main character became a little unbelievable as the number of near misses, escapes from captivity, whilst all was destroyed around him, plus his love interest story was quite unrealistic.All in all a simpler version could have told the story just as well.

Such a great read. Couldn’t put it down. Felt like I was there in Corigidor. I’m a sailor and loved every moment of the men on the 51 boats. Great suspense and escape. My heart was in my throat with the pain. Time after time the Japanese were there. I loved Ingram and Helen and Amador. Such heroic characters. And what villains! Thank you so much for such a remarkable tale.