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The Corps #8
In Danger's Path
Put in charge of the OSS's Pacific operations, General Fleming Pickering is faced with two covert missions in the Gobi Desert. Called to duty is a Marine he doesn't expect...a scapegrace pilot named Malcolm, his son. Together, they will venture incognito--and with luck they may even come out alive...
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First published January 11, 1998
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About the author
W.E.B. Griffin
351 books1,298 followersW.E.B. Griffin was one of several pseudonyms for William E. Butterworth III.
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin was the #1 best-selling author of more than fifty epic novels in seven series, all of which have made The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and other best-seller lists. More than fifty million of the books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian.
Mr. Griffin grew up in the suburbs of New York City and Philadelphia. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. After basic training, he received counterintelligence training at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major General I.D. White, commander of the U.S. Constabulary.
In 1951, Mr. Griffin was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, interrupting his education at Phillips University, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany. In Korea he earned the Combat Infantry Badge as a combat correspondent and later served as acting X Corps (Group) information officer under Lieutenant General White.
On his release from active duty in 1953, Mr. Griffin was appointed Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Mr. Griffin was a member of the Special Operations Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Army Aviation Association, the Armor Association, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society.
He was the 1991 recipient of the Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, and the August 1999 recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, presented at the 100th National Convention in Kansas City.
He has been vested into the Order of St. George of the U.S. Armor Association, and the Order of St. Andrew of the U.S. Army Aviation Association, and been awarded Honorary Doctoral degrees by Norwich University, the nation’s first and oldest private military college, and by Troy State University (Ala.). He was the graduation dinner speaker for the class of 1988 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
He has been awarded honorary membership in the Special Forces Association, the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, the Marine Raiders Association, and the U.S. Army Otter & Caribou Association. In January 2003, he was made a life member of the Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware.
He was the co-founder, with historian Colonel Carlo D’Este, of the William E. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. (Details here and here)
He was a Life Member of the National Rifle Association. And he belongs to the Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pensacola, Florida, chapters of the Flat Earth Society.
Mr. Griffin’s novels, known for their historical accuracy, have been praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their “fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes.”
“Nothing honors me more than a serviceman, veteran, or cop telling me he enjoys reading my books,” Mr. Griffin says.
Mr. Griffin divides his time between the Gulf Coast and Buenos Aires.
Notes:
Other Pseudonyms
* Alex Baldwin
* Webb Beech
* Walker E. Blake
* W.E. Butterworth
* James McM. Douglas
* Eden Hughes
* Edmund O. Scholefield
* Patrick J. Williams
* W. E. Butterworth
* John Kevin Dugan
* Jac
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin was the #1 best-selling author of more than fifty epic novels in seven series, all of which have made The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and other best-seller lists. More than fifty million of the books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian.
Mr. Griffin grew up in the suburbs of New York City and Philadelphia. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. After basic training, he received counterintelligence training at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major General I.D. White, commander of the U.S. Constabulary.
In 1951, Mr. Griffin was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, interrupting his education at Phillips University, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany. In Korea he earned the Combat Infantry Badge as a combat correspondent and later served as acting X Corps (Group) information officer under Lieutenant General White.
On his release from active duty in 1953, Mr. Griffin was appointed Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Mr. Griffin was a member of the Special Operations Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Army Aviation Association, the Armor Association, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society.
He was the 1991 recipient of the Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, and the August 1999 recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, presented at the 100th National Convention in Kansas City.
He has been vested into the Order of St. George of the U.S. Armor Association, and the Order of St. Andrew of the U.S. Army Aviation Association, and been awarded Honorary Doctoral degrees by Norwich University, the nation’s first and oldest private military college, and by Troy State University (Ala.). He was the graduation dinner speaker for the class of 1988 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
He has been awarded honorary membership in the Special Forces Association, the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, the Marine Raiders Association, and the U.S. Army Otter & Caribou Association. In January 2003, he was made a life member of the Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware.
He was the co-founder, with historian Colonel Carlo D’Este, of the William E. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. (Details here and here)
He was a Life Member of the National Rifle Association. And he belongs to the Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pensacola, Florida, chapters of the Flat Earth Society.
Mr. Griffin’s novels, known for their historical accuracy, have been praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their “fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes.”
“Nothing honors me more than a serviceman, veteran, or cop telling me he enjoys reading my books,” Mr. Griffin says.
Mr. Griffin divides his time between the Gulf Coast and Buenos Aires.
Notes:
Other Pseudonyms
* Alex Baldwin
* Webb Beech
* Walker E. Blake
* W.E. Butterworth
* James McM. Douglas
* Eden Hughes
* Edmund O. Scholefield
* Patrick J. Williams
* W. E. Butterworth
* John Kevin Dugan
* Jac
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January 10, 2019
The Marines and the OSS have two missions: to rescue some other Marines running from the Japanese in the Gobi Desert, and to set up a weather station in the same area.
Standard Griffin.
Standard Griffin.
January 5, 2019
This book finds the characters from previous books in the series – and there are a lot of them by this point – in various places around the world during 1943, but they converge on the Gobi Desert of China to build a weather station to facilitate the Navy’s air attacks on the Japanese homeland. It’s a good story (and much of the usual fare that Griffin’s fans like I am will enjoy) and based on factual events with fictional characters inserted.
March 10, 2022
This is another stellar volume in W.E.B. Griffin’s The Corps series and it wraps up the World War II storyline by reviving plot threads from the very first book in the series. What happened to Banning’s wife and Zimmerman’s wife and kids when they were forced to leave them behind when the Fourth Marines were pulled out of China to reinforce the Philippines just before World War II began?
In Danger’s Path also spotlights those things that W.E.B. Griffin does better than anyone else in the business—show the planning of operations and the problems that come from interservice and even inter-officer rivalries. In an organic and always interesting manner, Griffin shows how different groups (Banning and Zimmerman’s wives, retired marines and Yangtze River patrol men living in China, and a few marines left on station in China who don’t want to surrender to the Japanese) plan separate efforts to get the heck out of China, across the Gobi and into India. Later, he’s going to show how plans evolve to locate those marines and use them to help set up a weather station in the Gobi that will help the navy plan its operations as it advances on Japan. This is truly fascinating stuff, made much more complex by the lack of cooperation and outright interference that various self-interested groups within the U.S. military and OSS bring to the table.
Yet the best part of the novel is the threat that Banning uncovers to the secret of Magic—the codename for everything connected with the U.S. government’s ability to intercept and decipher Japan’s supposedly unbreakable codes. It’s a secret that is giving the U.S. the edge it needs to combat the Empire of Japan and it may have been compromised. And in the process of investigating that, our hero General Pickering finally comes to the internal understanding of how stupidly cavalier he has been with the same secret. His attitude toward secret information has bothered me though out this series and it was nice that he finally came to understand how unacceptable some of his actions have been.
This is a great novel that wraps up the storylines of all of the major and most of the minor characters. I suspect that Griffin had considered closing the series with it, but fortunately he decided to return to The Corps and usher them into the Korean War in the next two volumes.
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In Danger’s Path also spotlights those things that W.E.B. Griffin does better than anyone else in the business—show the planning of operations and the problems that come from interservice and even inter-officer rivalries. In an organic and always interesting manner, Griffin shows how different groups (Banning and Zimmerman’s wives, retired marines and Yangtze River patrol men living in China, and a few marines left on station in China who don’t want to surrender to the Japanese) plan separate efforts to get the heck out of China, across the Gobi and into India. Later, he’s going to show how plans evolve to locate those marines and use them to help set up a weather station in the Gobi that will help the navy plan its operations as it advances on Japan. This is truly fascinating stuff, made much more complex by the lack of cooperation and outright interference that various self-interested groups within the U.S. military and OSS bring to the table.
Yet the best part of the novel is the threat that Banning uncovers to the secret of Magic—the codename for everything connected with the U.S. government’s ability to intercept and decipher Japan’s supposedly unbreakable codes. It’s a secret that is giving the U.S. the edge it needs to combat the Empire of Japan and it may have been compromised. And in the process of investigating that, our hero General Pickering finally comes to the internal understanding of how stupidly cavalier he has been with the same secret. His attitude toward secret information has bothered me though out this series and it was nice that he finally came to understand how unacceptable some of his actions have been.
This is a great novel that wraps up the storylines of all of the major and most of the minor characters. I suspect that Griffin had considered closing the series with it, but fortunately he decided to return to The Corps and usher them into the Korean War in the next two volumes.
If you liked this review, you can find more at www.gilbertstack.com/reviews.
September 10, 2019
This is one of WEB Griffin's best, and almost all of them are his best. It concerns the setting up of a weather station in Mongolia, absolutely necessary if the Air Force is to successfully bomb the Japanese home islands. Seems easy enough. It ain't
It's also the story of how LTC Ed Banning is reunited with his Russian wife Ludmilla, whom he had feared was dead when he was unable to get her out of China. It's a great story.
This book also contains an epic ass-ripping by a Navy admiral, delivered on a Marine aviator with an inflated sense of entitlement. It actually rivals Sir Richard Attenborough" epic ass-reaming as the sergeant major of a colonial British regiment who enters the NCO mess and finds the queen's picture askew in Guns at Batasi, to my knowledge the best epic ass-ripping on film. It warmly reminded me of some I have both given and received. It is far less succinct than the best one I ever received. Here is an exact transcript:
COL Garrett: You know what you did, right?
Me: Yes, sir.
COL Garrett: You do it again you're dead. Get out of my office.
Me: Yes sir.
Salute, about face, rapid departure.
It's also the story of how LTC Ed Banning is reunited with his Russian wife Ludmilla, whom he had feared was dead when he was unable to get her out of China. It's a great story.
This book also contains an epic ass-ripping by a Navy admiral, delivered on a Marine aviator with an inflated sense of entitlement. It actually rivals Sir Richard Attenborough" epic ass-reaming as the sergeant major of a colonial British regiment who enters the NCO mess and finds the queen's picture askew in Guns at Batasi, to my knowledge the best epic ass-ripping on film. It warmly reminded me of some I have both given and received. It is far less succinct than the best one I ever received. Here is an exact transcript:
COL Garrett: You know what you did, right?
Me: Yes, sir.
COL Garrett: You do it again you're dead. Get out of my office.
Me: Yes sir.
Salute, about face, rapid departure.
July 20, 2021
This story describes the efforts of a group of Marines as they attempt to set up a weather station in the Gobi Desert in the early days of WWII. They also hope to rescue a group of refugees trying to escape China ahead of the Japanese. There is a lot of plotting, a lot of maneuvering, and a lot of political intrigue as the story unfolds. From Washington, DC, to Pensacola, FL to Pearl Harbor, to Chunking, China, and into the vast reaches of the Gobi Desert, plans are made, and obstacles are identified and dealt with.
March 24, 2015
I fell in love with Griffin's series about the Corps and have read all his awesome works. I can't recall reading a more engaging series with characters all so rich and colorful each of them could be an awesome novel of their own. But Griffin smashes them all together into one nuclear story.
Amazingly colorful characters - Kenneth "Killer" Kelley and his gorgeous wife Ernestine Sage, Jack "NMI" Stecker, Pick Pickering, Sgt Zimmerman, etc....... The list just goes on and on and they never lose their color, their connections to one another, or their vitality throughout the entire series.
I found Griffin's ability to play his characters off of historically real people, events, hell, even US companies were woven into this amazing work, from hotel chain owners to ship builders were played into his storyline.
Once I read the first - "Semper Fi," I was waiting in line for the bookstore to open on release day for the next in the sequence.
Most certainly my all-time favorite military fiction novels. Well, until the Brotherhood of War series came out and claimed some shelf space for my favorite(s).
If books were drugs, there would be no rehab that could fix this addiction.
Amazingly colorful characters - Kenneth "Killer" Kelley and his gorgeous wife Ernestine Sage, Jack "NMI" Stecker, Pick Pickering, Sgt Zimmerman, etc....... The list just goes on and on and they never lose their color, their connections to one another, or their vitality throughout the entire series.
I found Griffin's ability to play his characters off of historically real people, events, hell, even US companies were woven into this amazing work, from hotel chain owners to ship builders were played into his storyline.
Once I read the first - "Semper Fi," I was waiting in line for the bookstore to open on release day for the next in the sequence.
Most certainly my all-time favorite military fiction novels. Well, until the Brotherhood of War series came out and claimed some shelf space for my favorite(s).
If books were drugs, there would be no rehab that could fix this addiction.
February 29, 2020
A brilliant story combining the best elements of military history and war story. Griffin's characters come to life as they move through WWII, with meticulous detail and realism! Perhaps the best series I have ever read!
December 1, 2020
Not a bad book but far from great. There's a good deal of McCoy, Banning, Zimmerman and other early characters from the start of the series. Unfortunately there's too much talking and politics and back stabbing to be truly good. Like several of the other borderline books in the series right towards the end things pick up and there's some interesting action and story telling.
Just two more to go.
Just two more to go.
March 21, 2022
Although it 's eifgt book int he series, it was the best so far. A pure pleasure to read. I wish someone makes a movie out of it.
September 9, 2022
Always well done
Rich, vibrant characters who become more like family than words on a page. My only complaint through the series is the number of pages devoted to retelling back story, but I guess it can't be helped
Rich, vibrant characters who become more like family than words on a page. My only complaint through the series is the number of pages devoted to retelling back story, but I guess it can't be helped
March 10, 2011
This is Book #8 in Griffin's series about the Marines, "The Corps". Since it is really one long story with the same cast of recurring characters, it does make more sense if read in order.
Noetheless, enough backstory is givien that you could read it as a stand alone if you wish.
Griffin does not write slam-bang all action military books. He writes very detailed stories, building his story like a bricklayer--one piece at a time.
He gives a lot of background details before the missions even begin. He often shows the politicking and inter-service rivalvies which can affect military operations.
In this particular novel, he also touches on how quickly security can be breached and how dangerous such careless lapses can be.
More a novel based on characters than action scene after action scene, I find Griffin's work very, very thorough and interesting. (Since Mr. Griffin has 9 books in this Brotherhood of War series and 10 books in The Corps series---plus a police series of 7 books, Badge of Honor many others must agree.)
He starts out slowly but if you keep reading the characters will draw you in. Recommended for fans of military/adventure fiction. Fans of history or historical novels might find tese books of interest as well.
Noetheless, enough backstory is givien that you could read it as a stand alone if you wish.
Griffin does not write slam-bang all action military books. He writes very detailed stories, building his story like a bricklayer--one piece at a time.
He gives a lot of background details before the missions even begin. He often shows the politicking and inter-service rivalvies which can affect military operations.
In this particular novel, he also touches on how quickly security can be breached and how dangerous such careless lapses can be.
More a novel based on characters than action scene after action scene, I find Griffin's work very, very thorough and interesting. (Since Mr. Griffin has 9 books in this Brotherhood of War series and 10 books in The Corps series---plus a police series of 7 books, Badge of Honor many others must agree.)
He starts out slowly but if you keep reading the characters will draw you in. Recommended for fans of military/adventure fiction. Fans of history or historical novels might find tese books of interest as well.
November 14, 2018
IN DANGER’S PATH (Book 8 of 10) is the final book in The Corps series that occurs during WW2. Book 9 and 10 involve the Korean War.
I thoroughly enjoyed IN DANGER’S PATH. The story returns back to where it started - China. More historical figures are introduced like General Joseph Stilwell. As with General Douglas MacArthur, W.E.B. Griffin accurately captured General Stilwell’s “Vinegar Joe” personality.
Most of the events that are depicted in Books 1-8 are based on actual events. I’m not sure if a mission to install a weather station in the Gobi Desert was actually conducted. If there was such a mission, it was a gutsy operation.
Other reviewers have criticized W.E.B. Griffin for recounting events and characters from the earlier books in The Corps series. I too was somewhat annoyed, but I had read Books 1-8 in less than three months so the story was fresh in my mind. I then realized that Books 1-8 were released during a 15-year time span. For faithful readers who endured the long time period between book releases, a recounting of events and characters is probably necessary to refresh the reader’s memory.
I thoroughly enjoyed IN DANGER’S PATH. The story returns back to where it started - China. More historical figures are introduced like General Joseph Stilwell. As with General Douglas MacArthur, W.E.B. Griffin accurately captured General Stilwell’s “Vinegar Joe” personality.
Most of the events that are depicted in Books 1-8 are based on actual events. I’m not sure if a mission to install a weather station in the Gobi Desert was actually conducted. If there was such a mission, it was a gutsy operation.
Other reviewers have criticized W.E.B. Griffin for recounting events and characters from the earlier books in The Corps series. I too was somewhat annoyed, but I had read Books 1-8 in less than three months so the story was fresh in my mind. I then realized that Books 1-8 were released during a 15-year time span. For faithful readers who endured the long time period between book releases, a recounting of events and characters is probably necessary to refresh the reader’s memory.
April 20, 2024
Book 8 in this series of war novels following a cast of characters of (mostly) Marines and their loved ones as the story shifts to OSS focused vs USMC in the Pacific theatre which brought me to this series. This was the last book in the series I read as it just wasn't interesting for me anymore, and the next book coming out apparently was set in the Korean conflict; a huge jump in time. There is a hilarious scene near the end where two of the characters we have followed most of the series get in a fight in the Gobi desert to the amusement of some, its actually one of my favorite recollections from the whole series it was so unexpected but true to the characters.
These are not literary masterpieces with deep themes and symbolism (like Naked and the Dead, or The Thin Red Line) but these are historical fiction written decades later, and while they include historical figures the purpose is entertainment. Clichés abound, both in the plot and in the characters, but they are very well developed and I cared about them and what happened to them. This is dramatic storytelling (sometime melodramatic) with plenty of action and thrills, along with the historical details and characters, from President Eisenhower, to Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, to Generals Vandergrift, McArthur, etc... I learned a lot of obscure details about actions and events in the Pacific theatre that I have since learned more about from other reading and research.
These are not literary masterpieces with deep themes and symbolism (like Naked and the Dead, or The Thin Red Line) but these are historical fiction written decades later, and while they include historical figures the purpose is entertainment. Clichés abound, both in the plot and in the characters, but they are very well developed and I cared about them and what happened to them. This is dramatic storytelling (sometime melodramatic) with plenty of action and thrills, along with the historical details and characters, from President Eisenhower, to Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox, to Generals Vandergrift, McArthur, etc... I learned a lot of obscure details about actions and events in the Pacific theatre that I have since learned more about from other reading and research.
November 23, 2023
This book provides a look behind the scenes of history that most readers consider to be just a story line for character development. The US Navy did have a weather station in the Gobi desert into the early 70's. President Nixon 'opened' China in 1972, but it was opened way back in WW2 and the allies we made then remembered their friends from dire times. We used it to monitor Soviet era space launches. This book just shows the difficulties of establishing a semi-nomadic weather station and keeping it supplied.
The story line with some characters are stretched at times but the author struggles through and has an outcome that seems reasonable.
The story line with some characters are stretched at times but the author struggles through and has an outcome that seems reasonable.
May 23, 2024
Just a few days ago, over morning coffee, my golf group was talking about some of our favorite war movies...Richard Widmark's "Operation Gobi," was mentioned, and lo and behold, that operation, of setting up a weather station, for the Allied operations against Japan in the Pacific Theater, is the basis for much of the story in "In Danger's Path"...This 8th novel in "The Corps Series" continues the saga of General Fleming Pickering and his band of operatives in that storyline...What was also enjoyable was reaching a sort of denouement by reviving plot threads from earlier novels and even the very first book...Just great stuff!!!
December 15, 2024
finished 15th december 2024 good read three stars i liked it kindle library loaner have read six or more stories from griffin three of them from the corps this one #8. entertaining enlightenin informative this one concerns setting up a weather station in the gobi desert while also establisig contact with americans who fled the japanese from areas in china some current military others retired with their foreign wives and children. the other two griffin stories centered on one goal like this one and there's quite a telling involved with the myriad details and decisions to make that goal happen coupled with the foibles and successes of those involved. good read
March 25, 2019
Great, again fiction but good history lesson. One of my favorite moments was when Admiral Jesse Balle reprimanded Malcolm Pinckery. Well deserved and put them back in his place. Hopefully when Captain Kenneth McCoy gets back he does Mary Earnestine page. Like to finally put that one away. As I mentioned on a couple of the previous books, the politics amongst ourselves almost ruined this mission. History repeats itself, the same goes on today even 1000 times more. Supposed to be for the good of the people instead of the good of the individual person.
November 14, 2018
In typical W.E.B. Griffin style, this book takes a while introducing the many characters, their spouses and their girlfriends before getting to the meat of the story. But it is a worthwhile story to read. And in his defense, there are a great many pieces to put together in war, whether fictional or factual. The US Navy, Marine and Air Corps are large organizations with many moving parts.
Bottom line, even though life interrupted the read frequently, it was an enjoyable story.
Bottom line, even though life interrupted the read frequently, it was an enjoyable story.
February 23, 2020
First book of Griffin's I've read and I'm immensely impressed. I would give it 5 stars but I rarely do that after I just finished a book. It's no great work of literature but it is a great work of epic war-time fiction w/pulpy aspects such as soap-opera like romantic entanglements, but overall a very satisfying read. I look forward to reading many more of Griffin's books.
November 16, 2020
Very disappointing. The story of Pickering setting up a weather station in the Gobi Desert is exceedingly long winded and nothing much happens. We have a lot of talk between an incredible number of generals, a slew of characters who appear briefly but add nothing to the plot and actually not much of a plot.
September 10, 2021
Skip this book
Yet another redundant waste of pages. Probably less than 50 pages of interesting material. Marine Corps is just a supporting character this had more to do with the oss . More new characters than you van shake a stick at. I will never read another of his series again. Two more books to escape this series.
Yet another redundant waste of pages. Probably less than 50 pages of interesting material. Marine Corps is just a supporting character this had more to do with the oss . More new characters than you van shake a stick at. I will never read another of his series again. Two more books to escape this series.
October 20, 2021
Classic W.E.B. Griffin. I still have two books to read in the series (including the very first “Semper Fi”). While I recommend they be read in order - I wish I had- this book is one of the best, and reading them out of sequence has not been a real problem.
Great characters, fact blended with fiction, history . . . just a highly enjoyable read.
Great characters, fact blended with fiction, history . . . just a highly enjoyable read.
January 31, 2025
I read this book when first released about 25 years ago, and remember not being too impressed. But recently picked up the entire series and read them more or less over a short period of time. Characters make way more sense when there are not years between installments.
So my revised opinion is that this is good, well paced entertainment which I really enjoyed.
So my revised opinion is that this is good, well paced entertainment which I really enjoyed.
November 9, 2017
This series is a great read, but you should start from the beginning as it is really just one long story. I love all the military detail. You’ll like the books if you liked John Wayne war movies. It captures an idealized culture where men are men and women are accessories.
October 11, 2018
Much better the author is getting back to the action and away from the random sex that does nothing and is tying up several plot threads that were opened up in previous books.
A good book that helped me to pass the time.
A good book that helped me to pass the time.
October 20, 2019
Great Read
Mr. Griffin was a great story teller. He will be surely missed. RIP. I am a late comer to his literary talents. I thoroughly enjoyed book. The interactions of his characters add life to his books.
Mr. Griffin was a great story teller. He will be surely missed. RIP. I am a late comer to his literary talents. I thoroughly enjoyed book. The interactions of his characters add life to his books.
June 21, 2021
The new locales in this book were very neat to learn about, and though the banter is as predictable as always, it is still pretty amusing. I can't wait to see how this series comes to a close in "Under Fire" and "Retreat, Hell!"
June 28, 2021
Typical Griffin historical fiction novel during WWII. Inserting fictional characters into real events taking some license.
Pacific Theater OSS operations along with political and personal drama.
Entertaining and as usual a bit of a recipe story that is predictable.
Pacific Theater OSS operations along with political and personal drama.
Entertaining and as usual a bit of a recipe story that is predictable.
August 22, 2021
We won.
Of course we know the overall dinal outcome of this war but not the many indivdual battles. Great story well written and interesting insite to politics within command level military.
Of course we know the overall dinal outcome of this war but not the many indivdual battles. Great story well written and interesting insite to politics within command level military.
March 7, 2022
Lots of characters, titles, acronyms and an amazing plot. This Corps novel gives the reader a glimpse into military protocol, rules and hierarchy. Griffin’s attention to detail brings the settings and action to life.
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