Under Fire: A Novel of the Corps

by W.E.B. Griffin

2002

Status

Available

Publication

G.P. Putnam's Sons (2002), Edition: First Edition, 723 pages

Description

Fiction. Literature. Thriller. Historical Fiction. HTML:After the epic struggle of World War II, W.E.B. Griffin�??s bestselling chronicle of the Marine Corps enters a new stage of modern warfare�??with new weapons, new strategies, and a new breed of warrior�??on the battlefields of Korea... In 1950, Captain Ken McCoy�??s report on North Korean hostilities meets with so much bureaucratic displeasure that he is promptly booted out of the Corps�??and just as promptly picked up by the fledgling CIA. Soon, his predictions come true: on June 25th the North Koreans invade across the 38th parallel. Immediately veterans scattered throughout military and civilian life are called up, many with only seventy-two hours notice. For these men and their families, names such as Inchon and Pusan will acquire a new, bloody reality�??and become their greatest c… (more)

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LibraryThing member utbw42

WWII is over and "Killer" McCoy is ostracized for an honest evaluation of the threat of communist North Korea invading South Korea. Once a Marine, always a Marine as McCoy, Pickering, Hart, Zimmerman, and an important cast of others are brought back into the Semper Fi fold to first bring McCoy back

into the good graces of the U.S Marines, then work skillfully with President Truman and around the military genius of Douglas MacArthur to head off a potential long conflict through an invasion of Inchon. Griffin once again proves that he is one of the masters of military fiction as this one keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end. I am continually amazed at how human Griffin makes the important players in this game seem.

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LibraryThing member jayacarl

Outstanding story that draws from the previous book without rehashing. Kept my interest though out, better then most of the WEB Griffin war saga novels.

LibraryThing member buffalogr

The Semper Fi cast is back for the Korean War. I listened on the edge of my seat. Although some of the verbiage is redundant and reviews the story from the first eight books, one quickly gets over that and into a Special ops plot that is a cliff hanger at the end. Again, the intertwining of

national political characters with very tactical stories is one of Griffen's best traits. One more book to go and it's finis for the Corps.

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