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Call to Arms
- The Corps Series, Book 2
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Series: Corps, Book 2
- Length: 14 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure
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Semper Fi
- Book One in The Corps Series
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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From Shanghai to Wake Island, the Corps was America’s first line of defense as the winds of war exploded into the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This is the story of the men of the Marine Corps, their loves and loyalties, an elite fraternity united by courage and honor, as they steel themselves for battle, prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice....
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Counterattack
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- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
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"From the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to America’s first bold counterstrike against the Japanese on the beaches of Guadalcanal, this compelling story takes you to the front lines of victory and defeat - and into the very heart of courage, loyalty, and valor. It is a heroic story of pride and passion you will never forget.... Griffin’s books are distinguished by their high action and suspense, his dashing irreverence toward high command, and his clear picture of war and its wartime leaders.” (The Florida Times-Union)
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Great story that flows well
- By Michael.Oz on 27-10-2021
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Battleground
- The Corps Series, Book 4
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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The story of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific, the epic struggle for Guadalcanal. Daredevil pilot Charles Galloway learns the hard way to command a fighter squadron. Lieutenant Joe Howard teams up with the Coastwatchers. Jack 'No Middle Initial' Stecker leads his infantry battalion into the thickest of the fighting, at a terrible price. And Navy Captain Pickering grabs a helmet and a rifle to join the ranks at Guadalcanal....
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Line of Fire
- The Corps Series, Book 5
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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While the bloody battle for control of the Solomons rages on, two Marines are trapped at a Coastwatcher station on tiny Buka Island. They are there to report on Japanese air activity, and their position is becoming increasingly perilous, even while their supplies are diminishing rapidly; if they are not rescued soon, they may never make it off the island.
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Close Combat
- The Corps Series, Book 6
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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As Japanese forces close in for an all-out effort to recapture Guadalcanal from the American forces occupying the island, many fates converge and intertwine. First Lieutenant William Dunn, 21 years old but already one of the only two pilots remaining from his fighter squadron’s original 16, must learn what it is like to lead men - and to lose them. Hot-tempered Sergeant Thomas McCoy finds he has a hero’s welcome waiting stateside - if he can avoid a court-martial first. On a bloody island, Major Jake Dillon discovers just how much combat is involved in a combat correspondent’s life.
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Behind the Lines
- Corps, Book 7
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
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World War II. On the island of Mindanao, the Philippines, a man calling himself "General" Fertig has set himself up as a guerrilla leader to harass the Japanese. Army records show that the only officer named Fertig in the Philippines is a reserve lieutenant colonel of the Corps of Engineers, reported MIA on Luzon.
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Semper Fi
- Book One in The Corps Series
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 13 hrs and 16 mins
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From Shanghai to Wake Island, the Corps was America’s first line of defense as the winds of war exploded into the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. This is the story of the men of the Marine Corps, their loves and loyalties, an elite fraternity united by courage and honor, as they steel themselves for battle, prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice....
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Counterattack
- The Corps Series, Book 3
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 19 hrs and 51 mins
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"From the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to America’s first bold counterstrike against the Japanese on the beaches of Guadalcanal, this compelling story takes you to the front lines of victory and defeat - and into the very heart of courage, loyalty, and valor. It is a heroic story of pride and passion you will never forget.... Griffin’s books are distinguished by their high action and suspense, his dashing irreverence toward high command, and his clear picture of war and its wartime leaders.” (The Florida Times-Union)
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Great story that flows well
- By Michael.Oz on 27-10-2021
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Battleground
- The Corps Series, Book 4
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 18 hrs and 32 mins
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The story of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific, the epic struggle for Guadalcanal. Daredevil pilot Charles Galloway learns the hard way to command a fighter squadron. Lieutenant Joe Howard teams up with the Coastwatchers. Jack 'No Middle Initial' Stecker leads his infantry battalion into the thickest of the fighting, at a terrible price. And Navy Captain Pickering grabs a helmet and a rifle to join the ranks at Guadalcanal....
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Line of Fire
- The Corps Series, Book 5
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 52 mins
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While the bloody battle for control of the Solomons rages on, two Marines are trapped at a Coastwatcher station on tiny Buka Island. They are there to report on Japanese air activity, and their position is becoming increasingly perilous, even while their supplies are diminishing rapidly; if they are not rescued soon, they may never make it off the island.
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Close Combat
- The Corps Series, Book 6
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
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As Japanese forces close in for an all-out effort to recapture Guadalcanal from the American forces occupying the island, many fates converge and intertwine. First Lieutenant William Dunn, 21 years old but already one of the only two pilots remaining from his fighter squadron’s original 16, must learn what it is like to lead men - and to lose them. Hot-tempered Sergeant Thomas McCoy finds he has a hero’s welcome waiting stateside - if he can avoid a court-martial first. On a bloody island, Major Jake Dillon discovers just how much combat is involved in a combat correspondent’s life.
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Behind the Lines
- Corps, Book 7
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
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World War II. On the island of Mindanao, the Philippines, a man calling himself "General" Fertig has set himself up as a guerrilla leader to harass the Japanese. Army records show that the only officer named Fertig in the Philippines is a reserve lieutenant colonel of the Corps of Engineers, reported MIA on Luzon.
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Under Fire
- The Corps Series, 9
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 24 hrs and 48 mins
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Korea, June 1, 1950. Captain Ken McCoy's report on probable North Korean hostilities meets with so much bureaucratic displeasure that not only is it promptly suppressed, but McCoy himself is kicked out of the Corps. At least two outfits, however, are not impressed by such infighting: the fledgling CIA, which promptly hires McCoy; and the North Koreans, who on June 25th invade across the 38th parallel.
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Wonderful Series
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Retreat, Hell!
- Book Ten in The Corps Series
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 17 hrs and 53 mins
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It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. The bit in his teeth, Douglas MacArthur is intent on surging across the 38th parallel toward the Yalu River, where he is certain no Chinese are waiting for him, while Major Ken McCoy, operating undercover, hears a different story entirely, and is just as intent on nailing down the truth before it is too late.
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Desperate to find someone to unite the battling interests of General Douglas MacArthur, Admiral Chester Nimitz, and OSS Chief "Wild Bill" Donovan, President Franklin D. Roosevelt puts Fleming Pickering in charge of the OSS’s Pacific operations. Immediately, two urgent missions fall into his lap: to contact and rescue a band of former American servicemen and their dependents on the run from the Japanese in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia; and at the same time, to set up a weather station in the Gobi to help direct planned aerial attacks against Japan.
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The Captains
- The Brotherhood of War Series, Book 2
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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It was more than an incident: It was a deadly assault across the 38th parallel. It was the Korean War. In the fear and the frenzy of battle, those who had served with heroism before were called again by America to man the trenches and sandbag bunkers. From Pusan to the Yalu, they drove forward with commands too new and tanks too old, brothers in war, bonded together in battle as they had never been in peace....
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The Colonels
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- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 15 hrs and 50 mins
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They were the professionals, the men who had been toughened by combat in the mine-laden fields of Europe, in Korea, in Greece, in Indochina. Now, in the twilight of a dying decade, they must return to the United States to forge a new type of American soldier - one to be tested on the beaches of Cuba and in a new war yet to come....
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The Lieutenants
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- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 13 hrs and 44 mins
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They were the young ones, the bright ones, the ones with the dreams. From the Nazi-prowled wastes of North Africa to the bloody corridors of Europe, they honorably answered the call. War - it was their duty, their job, their life. They marched off as boys and they came back - those who made it - as soldiers and professionals forged in the heat of battle....
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The Majors
- Brotherhood of War Series, Book 3
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Dien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from a French campaign halfway around the world. But now American fighting men - proven on the bloody beaches of Normandy and in the minefields of Korea - are summoned to help beat back the guerilla forces of Ho Chi Minh. To some, the “secret” war in Indochina was the depth of folly. To others, like the majors, it pointed to the heights of glory.
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The Berets
- Brotherhood of War, Book 5
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 13 hrs and 19 mins
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They were the chosen ones - and the ones who chose to be the best. Never before had the United States given so select a group of fighting men such punishing preparation. Now they were heading for their ultimate test of skill and nerve and sacrifice, in a war unlike any they or their country had ever fought before, in a land that most of America still knew nothing about - Vietnam...
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The Investigators
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A brutal crime.... A group of urban terrorists.... An investigation of dirty cops.... The leads in these supposedly unconnected cases have become tangled in some very ugly - and dangerous - knots. Now Special Operations detective Matt Payne and his colleagues find themselves fearing not only for their jobs, but also for their very lives.
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The Aviators
- Brotherhood of War, Book 8
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- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
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It is 1964. The Vietnam War has begun to escalate, its new style of battle demanding new weapons and tactics and men who can use them. Overnight, it seems, the U.S. Army must scramble to create its first-ever Air Assault Division, a force critical to its chances of success, but the obstacles facing it are staggering: untrained men, mysteriously failing aircraft, vicious inter-service rivalries. As the hostilities increase, the warriors and the women who love them are swept into the struggle, their personal and professional lives twisting and intertwining as they race against time — and the fortunes of war.
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Special Ops
- Brotherhood of War, Book 9
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 23 hrs
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In November 1964, Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara went to the Congo with two hundred men, intent on making it his first step in taking over Africa and South America. He failed, thanks in large part to the efforts of an intrepid band of Green Berets. Licking his wounds, he retreated to Cuba to recruit more men and try the same thing in Bolivia. He failed there, too. In fact, he died there, and thus, despite his incompetence, became a glorious martyr to the cause. But who was trying to kill him, really - and who was trying to keep him alive?
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The Generals: Brotherhood of War, Book 6
- By: W. E. B. Griffin
- Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
- Length: 10 hrs and 51 mins
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They were the leaders, the men who made the decisions that change the outcome of battles... and the fate of continents. From the awesome landing at Normandy to the torturous campaigns of the South Pacific, from the frozen hills of Korea to the devastated wastes of Dien Bien Phu, they had earned their stars. Now they led America’s finest against her most relentless enemy deep in the jungles of Southeast Asia. It was a new kind of war, but the Generals led a new kind of army, ready for battle - and glory...
Publisher's Summary
The attack on Pearl Harbor swept America into the raging heart of the war. The stormy South Pacific presented a daring new challenge, and the men of the Corps were ready to fight. An elite fraternity united by a glorious tradition of courage and honor, the Marine Raiders were bound to a triumphant destiny....
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- Aser Tolentino
- 20-04-2012
The USMC Goes to War against Japan, and Itself
One of the things that stands out in my mind about Griffin's writing, and The Corps in particular, is how he writes about the institution as a sum of its parts, made greater or lesser by the situation and how those parts interact. I did not read this installment until it made its way onto Audible, due to an inability to find it sooner. But nowhere else is the above assertion more clearly seen than in this account about how the USMC struggled to cope with the shock of Pearl Harbor and the need to hit back.
From the moment war is declared, Griffin's characters are witness to the efforts of the marines to prepare for the impending Pacific War. Pilots are being rushed through training; new units are being assembled; and perhaps most dramatic, new ways of fighting are being proposed. And here, the centerpiece of the novel, the marines' internal conflict over the Marine Raiders, as both a viable combat doctrine and a serious political threat to the existence of a postwar corps comes to light.
Occurring as it does at a time and in places where action is light, this book for the most part is an establishing point for the cast that the reader will follow through the series, in marine aviation and the shadowy world of the corps's own covert operations. There is much space given over to the personal lives of the characters and their own personal conflicts, ranging from a pilot's infatuation with another pilot's widow, to a marine officer's dealing with an inexplicable loss of sight, to an intelligence officer's misgivings at being instructed to spy on a superior. The raiders' trial by fire is almost a postscript to the individual dramas that lead up to it.
It's quite an engaging war story, considering how little shooting actually goes on. It's a story as the name suggests, about the corps, told in the often irreverent, humorous, occasionally dark, sort of way, that evokes the tone of the sort of larger than life tale you could expect to be told you by someone spinning it as they go. This impression is helped greatly by Dick Hill's narration; one could easily imagine him, telling the individual tales as though they were his own, or recounted from someone who was there, with a "so there I/he/she was..." grandeur, and maybe a wink.
It is well worth a listen if you're familar with the series, but have either not read its beginnings or have forgotten and contemplate a reacquaintance. If you're new to the series, it is worth starting with Semper Fi, especially given the rather modest member pricing. I can't wait for the third book's release.
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- Chip Atkinson
- 05-04-2012
An epic story worthy of your time.
Like Semper Fi, this one leaves you longing for more. The characters are well developed and charismatic. The historical backdrop is accurate and Griffin does a masterful job using the reality of war to make the reader feel the impending doom of the lost of loved ones.
Once again Dick Hill is wonderful. Somehow, he is exceptional in the feminine voice.
Did I mention it left me wanting more? I've already purchased books 3 & 4 at the used book store!
10 people found this helpful
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- Wayne
- 01-08-2015
Great story about US MArines in WW II
No one does military novels as well as W. E. B. Griffin. This one is set early in US involvement in WW II. As narrator Dick Hill is one of the best and in Call to Arms he is at his best.
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- James E. Omalley
- 15-03-2012
Outstanding continuation of the Corps series.
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Having read the Corps series 25 years ago I can say that the story seems even more fresh today. This book helps flesh out the characters we met in Book 1 : Semper Fi. For those who enjoy historical military novels, or just rousing tales in general, listen to this series.
I hope Audible soon has the rest of the Series available!
What did you like best about this story?
Griffin captures the feel of the Marines circa WW11.
If you could take any character from Call to Arms out to dinner, who would it be and why?
SGT. Ernie Zimmerman. He is not the primary focus to be sure, but he gives you a feel for how a Marine would handle things.
Any additional comments?
PLEASE keep the series going on Audible!!
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- Lady Pamela
- 05-09-2015
#2....where's #3?
The second installment of the Corps series--2Lts McCoy and Pickering after attack on Pearl Harbor. McCoy goes to DC and is assigned as a spy against renegade LtCol who created the Raiders; the precursor to today's Marine Corps Special Operations. Pickering plops at Pensacola for flight training, becomes a fighter pilot and falls in love with the unattainable woman. Other characters just keep coming back to life. The characters are strong in their relationships, especially among the raiders. Griffin's research is excellent. This book carries the story along and along and along. It answered several questions from book #1 and sets the stage for books 3-10.
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- bfc919
- 24-03-2012
Excellent Series, but where's the rest?
What did you love best about Call to Arms?
It is just an excellent book and series. It has given me much more appreciation for what the military does to keep us safe. The book moves along quickly with a great plot and always keeps you wanting more. A lot of authors seem to get last towards the end if a story and don't do a very good job of creating closure. W.E.B. Griffin on the other hand, does an excellent job of finishing what he starts.
Who was your favorite character and why?
I really like Pic Pickering (not sure of the spelling) as an aviator myself, it has been very interesting following his path to aviation.
Any additional comments?
It would be very nice to see the series continued. It seems to be well liked and popular. I for one would like to get the rest of the series.
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- Jim "The Impatient"
- 12-12-2014
Chick Lit
THAT YOU TRUST ME AND LOVE ME
I listened to book one and wrote a glowing review on it. I bought this book, because I liked book one. At the half way point, we still had not gotten into the war. Seven hours of a military book and no action. Instead the book was a love story. Some of it taken directly out of book one, but in book one where it was a side story, here along with another love story, it takes center stage. I wanted to learn about the war, instead I was told that marines are attracted to sluts and attract sluts.
FOR SOME REASON YOU BRING OUT THE BITCH IN ME.
I mentioned in book one that I found it odd that a boy from Pennsylvania, from a poor home, where he was abused and who went no future then high school would speak Chinese. I also mentioned that the Chinese speak many languages with two main languages and the Chinese often have trouble understanding each other. Someone must have pointed this out to Griffin, cause in this book he says the boy speaks two Chinese languages. This seems even more improbable to me. In this book the second main character is a born pilot. In the past he had no interest in planes at all. We are even told that this happens maybe one in one hundred thousand recruits. The instructor had never seen it until our hero shows up. I have two more Griffin books in my library, I sure hope they are as good as book one of this series and that they are believable and not Chick Lit.
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- Dennis
- 22-11-2014
Twenty One Chapters Too Long
Before buying this book I read a review that the book leaves you wanting more, the writer of this review gave this book a positive rating. I also wanted more, a lot more in fact. In the twenty one chapters there was very, very little about action in the Pacific. I am hard pressed to describe what the book was about. It had two main characters,the wealthy one went to flight school and fell in love with a war widow. The poor one went to the Rangers and fell in love with a rich girl. That's about it. This was my first book by the author and my last. Dick Hill did his usual great job of narration but narration alone can't save a story.
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- Alton
- 26-05-2012
Little Long Winded!
Good book over all, but not enough about the war. A series about the Marine Corps, should have a little about the battles fought and a little less about their love lives.
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- Jeffrey J. Dennis
- 22-04-2022
another well written and executed book
narration was good sometimes hard to differentiate characters but the story was well told and executed
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- ST
- 24-04-2015
Great book, great series
It's a compelling read and part of a great series. It mixes fictional characters with the history of the Marine Corps during WWII. Recommended for anyone into military history or even those just looking for a good read.
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