Blood and Honor (Honor Bound, Book 1)

by W.E.B. Griffin

1997

Status

Available

Publication

G.P. Putnam's Sons (1997), Edition: Reissue, 736 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:As did his three immensely popular series Brotherhood of War, The Corps and Badge of Honor, W.E.B. Griffin's novel of World War II espionage Honor Bound became an immediate bestseller: "A superior war story" (Library Journal) "whose twists and turns keep readers guessing until the last page" (Publishers Weekly). Now the characters of Honor Bound are back, in an adventure as exciting as anything Griffin has written. It is April 1943, and Marine aviator Cletus Frade, Army demolition's wizard Anthony Pelosi, and communications expert David Ettinger are thrust again into the lethal nest of intrigue that is wartime Buenos Aires. A clandestine German vessel sets sail to resupply submarines in the South Atlantic...as a massive shipment of money earmarked for postwar Reich makes its way to South America...and a coup designed to topple the government reaches critical mass. In the midst of it all, the German-ordered assassination of Cletus Frade's father demands only one response: revenge. Threading their way carefully between Axis and Allied sympathizers, and even between rival OSS and FBI factions, the three solidiers must strive their utmost not only to fulfill their missions�??but just to stay alive. And for that, even their utmost may not be enough... Written with all the energy and expertise that Griffin's readers have come to expect, filled with drama and authentic heroes, Blood and Honor is a captivating novel sure to please fans old and n… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member Neilsantos
Yes, the WW2 soap opera continues. Five hundred pages of wedding plans and two pages of gunfire. An additional observation, Greffin likes to have soldiers that are also very rich. I wonder why that is.
LibraryThing member buffalogr
This book is a 26 hour sequel to Honor Bound. Our hero is Major Cletus Howell Frade, USMCR, who becomes engaged to an Argentine woman during 1943, sees the country through it's revolution and becomes a hero of the OSS. WEB Griffin writes a great story that takes forever to get rolling. I had a
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little trouble keeping up with all of the characters--there are many. The book is written in typical Griffin style--you know when there's a piece of paper involved, the character is going to read it...all of it!
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Language

Original language

English

Original publication date

1997-01 (G.P. Putnam's Sons)
1997-11 (Jove Books)

Physical description

736 p.; 4.25 inches

ISBN

0515121940 / 9780515121940

Barcode

1600295

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