The Lieutenant Who Never Was

By Tom Smith

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890183008
• ISBN13: 9781890183004
• Release Date: March 1997
• Publisher: COMPASS ROSE
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

What I thought.

This book was written by someone who was there! Very clever and kept my attention throughout. Was sorry when I got to the end as I was enjoying it so much. It didn't happen (?) but it sure could have. I believed it all...... Great book worth 5 stars.

Follow a Dream!

Ted Mason's dream is to be a naval officer and a pilot, a dream that goes sour when his mother dies and he's virtually kidnapped by an alcoholic, half lunatic, stunt-pilot father. Several years pass before Ted has his chance to get into the navy, not the academy, but as a recruit using an assumed name. The enlistment begins his long struggle to maintain an identity not his own, and to reach his goal of becoming a naval pilot. The author, Tom Smith, takes his protagonist through a series of escapades and identity changes as he pursues his goal, combining adventure, humor and romance with an element of suspense. Readers will find themselves trying to challenge the plausibility of the identity changes, and they'll ultimately say: "It could have happened." The Lieutenant Who Never Was is a great book, not only for one who identifies with the military and with flying, but also for anyone with a penchant for a unique and unusual turn of events.

Get ready for the emotional ride of a lifetime!

Some books make you laugh, some make you cry, others we can relate to in other ways,.... well this book takes you through the entire spectrum of emotions and makes you sorry the book is over when you are finished. This book should be made into a movie, it would be an academy award winner. This book is one of the few that would appeal to men and women alike and have the same impact on both sexes. Please, Tom, write more like this....I will be waiting with much anticipation!

Success is how you view it

As a retired Naval Aviator, I thoroughly enjoyed re-living some of my own experiences as I watched this young man progress through learning to fly and into an active squadron. The author has injected a spirit of realism into this story that only a military pilot, especially a Naval Aviator, can appreciate. I wholeheartedly recommend it.

A classic adventure!

This is the best book I've read in a long time. I loved the flying sequences and the storyline is a delight! I would recommend reading anything this author has written.