Don Winslow of the Navy

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Don Winslow of the Navy

by Frank V. (Frank Victor) Martinek

EN·~4 hours

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Description

When a Navy intelligence team crashes on a remote Haitian shore, Lieutenant Don Winslow and his stout sidekick, Lieutenant “Red” Pennington, find themselves stranded in sweltering jungle heat. Their ragged uniforms and sun‑burned skin betray the hardships they've endured, but their training and resolve remain intact. Tasked with dismantling a shadowy crime syndicate that threatens to spark a global conflict, the pair must navigate treacherous terrain and hostile locals while keeping a high‑profile civilian, Mercedes Colby, safe.

The unseen mastermind behind the network, known only as the Scorpion, looms as a cunning adversary whose reach extends into every port and battlefield. As Winslow and Red pursue clues—from sabotaged submarines to hidden jungle outposts—they confront deadly traps and relentless pursuers. Their daring pursuit promises high‑octane naval action, daring escapes, and a battle of wits that could decide whether the world slips into war or finds a fragile peace.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (273K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Release date

2014-05-08

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

FV

Frank V. (Frank Victor) Martinek

b. 1895

Best remembered as the creator behind the action-packed Don Winslow adventures, this early 20th-century writer helped shape a popular naval hero who moved across books, comics, and other media. His work has the brisk, cliffhanger energy of classic pulp-era storytelling.

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