Behind the Lines (The Corps Series)
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.20 (983 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1597379468 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 333 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Publishers Weekly Griffin's seventh novel in The Corps series (after Close Combat) continues the author's breezy look at the Marine Corps during WWII. The boy's club aura of Griffin's primarily male world, where everything?even death?seems clear, sunny, bright and uncomplicated, is in full force here; and that should please his fans just fine.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. Complicating matters, however, are MacArthur's public declaration that guerrilla activity on the Philippines is impossible, and therefore
But deep in the island jungles, the combat continues. Griffin's powerful novel of World War II -- and the courage, patriotism, and sacrifice of those who fought it.By 1942, the Japanese have routed the outnumbered American forces and conquered the Philippines. Behind the Lines is W. B. A Marine leads his team on a mission through the heart of enemy territory.And the nation's proudest sons fight uncelebrated battles that will win -- or lose -- the war. Refusing to surrender, a renegade Army officer organizes a resistance force and vows to fight to the last man. E
One of his best novels Michael T Kennedy The Marine Corps series has maintained the level of character and story lines all along the series. Behind the Lines is an excellent example of WEB Griffin at his best. This story has been referred to in several other novels in the series. The fall of the Philippines left a group of US service members stranded and some of them, rather than surrender to the Japanese, went into the hills where they allied with Filipinos who were willing to fight the Japanese occupiers. The story is about one of those Americans, named Wendell Fertig, who organized an effective force and gave the Japanese problems right to the end of the war. It is well do. "The Lily Cottage Gang sans Bataan Gang, prepares to support Phillipines Guerrilla." according to Roberta Williams. this book deals with the guerrilla forces of the Philipinos and Americans who "deserted" rather than surrender when the Phillipines fell in 19The Lily Cottage Gang sans Bataan Gang, prepares to support Phillipines Guerrilla. Roberta Williams this book deals with the guerrilla forces of the Philipinos and Americans who "deserted" rather than surrender when the Phillipines fell in 1942. The first chapters emphasise the tangle of competition for power within the various military and intelligence agencies as regarding the events that occurred on the Philippines during the early months in the Pacific theatre; the hard choices each soldier was forced to make, and the difficulties of getting where they would be most useful. The first developments involve the moral decisions regarding following orders, desertion/fleeing in the face of danger and a soldier's responsibility to not b. 2. The first chapters emphasise the tangle of competition for power within the various military and intelligence agencies as regarding the events that occurred on the Philippines during the early months in the Pacific theatre; the hard choices each soldier was forced to make, and the difficulties of getting where they would be most useful. The first developments involve the moral decisions regarding following orders, desertion/fleeing in the face of danger and a soldier's responsibility to not b. Uniquely American initiative in the Phillipines -- a great story! This is one of my favorite installments in Griffin's "The Corps" series. In this one we are fully introduced to Brigadier General Wendel Fertig, an authentic American hero who single-handedly and with remarkable (and uniquely American) initiative, creates a 30,000 man force in the Philippines to fight the occupying Japanese. Of course, General Pickering's people are assisting in this story, and this all makes for an engrossing and hard-to-put-down story. Although this series generally paints a fairly favorable picture of Gen. MacArthur, it is obvious that the author does not believe that MacArthur and his "Bataan Gang" acted with integ