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Summary: The beginning of covert operations by the CIA
Review: I've read all of Griffin's books and they are all excellent. While most of the stories hint at operations in WW II by the OSS this book follows the exploits of the entire operation from beginning to end. The book takes the reader on a "no holes barred" journey from the creation of the Flying Fish Channel operation at Inchon to the day of the Inchon invasion and details the working of a covert op as never before. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and am looking forward to reading the memoirs of Eugene Clark when they are published in May 2002.
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Summary: Why one star is one to many
Review: This is the book that keeps bookburning alive. It is the most poorly written, worst piece of trash that I have ever read. And this comes from one who has previously enjoyed Griffin's books, particularly his series on the Marine Corps of which I am proud to say I was a member. He starts well with a recapitulation of prior characters. He introduces a new character with potential. And then proceeds to get absolutely lost in his plot if there ever was one. He plods along for another 400 pages or so (for a total of approxinately 600 pages) and then mecifully ends without a conclusion. It's as though the author suffered a stroke or some other loss of senility while writing. Burn it but don't buy it.
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Summary: My patriotic and civic duties warrant I write this review
Review: I've read all of WEB Griffin's military series books. I love his writings. But this one....yawn.....this one's an anomaly. It was DOA. Thankfully none compare with it. Its tanks were empty. It never cleared the flight deck. But it's Griffin, so you're stuck reading it, waiting, hoping for the story to unfold and lock you in.
Well, relax. It doesn't happen. If you've read Griffin before, this is one you can pass on, or look for in the used book store later. It will certainly be in paperback but only because it's Griffin, and I still feel his reputation is second to none.
The edited version: Pick has been shot down; A babe wants him back. Even Macklin's appearance (usually good for some heartfelt grudge redemption) was weak. Korean War veterans deserve a better place in Griffin's anthology of military honor and pride. And saving Pick should be an exciting tale. Griffin should extend a whopping discount on volume 10 to those who turn in their copy of Under Fire at the bookstands, and justice would be served. I never want to read or write another review like this one about a Griffin book.
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Summary: TItle of the book, or observation on the reviews?
Review: Under Fire is a good book. Unfortunately, the tempo and storyline seemed to implode with a hundred pages to go. I've read the entire series, love the Marine Corps (5.5 yr vet), and love the 4th Marine Regiment (served '68-'69) and 5th Marine Regiment(served '63-64). I will thus remain loyal and read W.E.B.'s Corps series as long as it written. Let's hope the next book in the series is better edited, keeps it's tempo, and actually has a conclusion. In the 2004 sequel Pick will be rescued, the ChiTrib chick will be PG and they'll get married, Gen. Pickering will be the CIA Director, and, hopefully, the 4th Marines and the combat action will return. In the mean time, An Execution of Honor by Thomas L. Muldoon is a much better book!
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Summary: The last straw
Review: Thats it, I can't take it anymore. My first Griffin book was Behind the Lines (one of his best). I have since read every one. After the Fighting Agents catastrophe, I vowed never to pick up another. How, though, could I possibly resist another Corps novel. I should have. Where's my hero? Where's my comradmanship? Could he try any harder to set up the next book with Pick's disappearance? If they pointed out that they were drinking Famous Grouse one more time I was going to bludgeon myself to death with this 576 page piece of kindling. But now I'm rambling even worse than my ex-favorite author Mr. Griffin.
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Summary: W.E.B. Griffin's UNDER FIRE
Review: I didn't think it was possible, but the ninth volume of the CORPS series was the best yet. My only regret is that we have to wait another couple of years to find out what happens next.
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Summary: Classic Griffin
Review: I don't know how the man does it. He juggles different story lines, series and characters. Publishes several books a year and is able to maintain high quality in all of them. Could there be more than one of him? Just kidding.
I have never read one of his books that I didn't like, From the Brotherhood series to today. Everyone is entitled to one poor book, but not Griffin.
If you like a cracking good story with all the elements just right, read every book he has written.
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Summary: Good Book, Bad Typos -- Where's the rest of WWII?
Review: Yeah 5 stars cause it's a good Griffin read. Lots of research about the Korean War went into the book and I really enjoyed it. FYI I really liked In Danger's Path too and I thought Under Fire was almost as good. BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REST OF WWII??? Inquiring minds want to know. Perhaps Griffin will fill in the blanks at a later date. Typo's. Hokey Smoke! I don't "proof read" books, I read 'em for fun and most all grammar errors get past me. I certainly don't go looking for typos but PenguinPutnam get a proofer. I think there's at least four reviewers right here that could do a better job than who ever proof read this book. Right after a map in the book a character talks about Korean Cities on the east coast and they are clearly on the west coast. At the start of the book Captain McCoy's quarters are labeled Corporal McCoy. Somebody else caught this too before I posted this review so I don't get credit for it but PenguinPutnam, if I am being annoyed by these glitches you must be driving legions of potential customers nuts!
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Summary: Under Fire by W.E.B. Griffin
Review: I've read the complete Corp series and they're all great and this has to be listed as one of the best. Griffin left the end of the book open and can't wait for his next episode. Would like to have heard more about "Pick" Pickering in the story but maybe next time.
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Summary: Griffin had his facts right!
Review: I would love to know what it is about Griffin's books that holds me so well. He is the only Author I know that can get me to consistantly reread everything he writes. I must have read "The Brotherhood of War" series 5 times by now. This book is an excellent start for Griffin's Marine Korean War series. Two things I want to point out. The taking of the islands before the Inchon invasion was true, except that, of course, MacArthur knew about it. The interesting point to me was the failure of intelligence about the communist Korea invasion that Griffin uses at the sart of the story but does not document. General Singlubs book, "Hazardous Duty" does document the failure. It shows that the CIA knew about it, informed the top people in Washington, and that General Willoghby, MacArthurs Chief of Intelligence, had specifically downgraded it as "unreliable." This ties in exactly with the way that Captain McCoy is treated in the book.
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