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by: W. E. B. Griffin
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780515104172
ISBN: 0515104175
Label: Jove
Manufacturer: Jove
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 512
Publication Date: September 01, 1990
Publisher: Jove
Sales Rank: 92059
Studio: Jove
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Product Description:
From the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to America's first bold counterstrike against the Japanese on the beaches of Guadalcanal, this compelling novel takes readers to the front lines of victory and defeat.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Hang on to your scotch and water
Quick, park the Jaguar. Get a refill on that scotch and water. It's time for the U.S. Marines to counterattack.
Once again W.E.B. Griffin gives us his odd take on the Marine Corps at the outset of World War II.
As usual, he's got several categories of hero here. At the top is Flem Pickering, millionaire shipping and hotel magnate, who fights the war from his rented Jaguar in Australia and his luxurious digs, absorbing incoming insights from Douglas MacArthur, dodging ... Read More
Rating:  - The Corps series
I think W.E.B Griffin(his real name is William E. Butterworth)is the best current day writer. I highly recommend this and all of his other books. This book is number 7 of 10 in the Corps series
Rating: - Where's the beef???
I am a lover of Griffin and have begun to re-read most of the previously read books. Really liked this book the first time through but now I'm wondering why.
There is absolutely no story here. What we have is a 300+ page back-story of various and sundry people, some from previous Corps novels, some new. These are great, fun people to meet.
But like the Wendy's commercial of a few years back, "Where's the story???" The story in Book 1, "Semper Fi", was of the China Marine ... Read More
Rating:  - Series Review
Let me be up front about this series - if you are looking for combat action then go elsewhere. If you are looking for a classical (beginning, middle, conclusion) writing style then go elsewhere. This series is a chronicle of what life was like behind the scenes for both the lowly and the mighty. Griffin uses a core group of mostly likable characters (adding as needed) and a smattering of historical characters to explore the behind the scenes politics, heroism, pettiness, and foibles of various historical ... Read More
Rating: - A first-rate military book!
I really enjoy Griffin's stories about the Marine Corps during the Second World War. This book covers the time from the bombing of Pearl Harbour on December 7, 1941 to the battle of Guadalcanal in August of 1942. Griffin humanizes his characters while not being shy to show personal human courage and sacrifice as well as crushing defeats suffered by the US during the initial stages of the War in the Pacific. I am also getting to know his returning characters like Flem Pickering, his son and Killer McCoy ... Read More
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