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Summary: As spellbinding as the first seven!
Review: It seems that I have waited forever for this book which I consumed with fervor in just a day and a half. Now I am left on the edge of my seat, longing for the next one. I am fascinated as Griffin begins to tie up loose ends from earlier books, dangles others to be anticipated, all the while weaving a spellbinding tale of war, intrigue, love, and humanity. My favorite author delivers as always.
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Summary: Below par of his other works.
Review: Mr. Griffin is starting to stray from the premise of the Corps series. What got the series started, and kept so many people coming back, was the intimate details of the individual Marines' lives. The first books in the series brought to life the "Old Corps" and its expansion throughout WWII. However, the series has become too involved in the political aspects of it, especially with the OMA's personnel in the OSS. Mr. Griffin needs to refocus his attention and draw back the drifting readers he's begun to lose. By the way, Mr. Griffin needs a better editorial staff. Upon their return from the Phillipines, General MacAurthur presented silver stars are awarded to the officers and bronze stars to the enlisted men. This presumably took place in early 1943. However, the bronze star was not introduced until later in the war. These mistakes alienate many hard-core military enthusiasts.
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Summary: Not as good as the first few, but still first rate.
Review: I've read all the Marine Corps series, the Brotherhood of War and the Badge of Honor and Griffin's still the best storyteller in the historical novel venue. The storyline in Danger gets a little contrived with Pickering's son winding up as a player in his latest secret plans, but the development of his characters from book to book is still captivating. I thought this one was supposed to wind up the war, but now it looks like we'll get at least one more installment.
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Summary: Continues the great tradition!
Review: Griffin has managed to maintain the same level of excitement and adventure that his previous books established. He is getting even better at referenceing what has taken place in previous books without having to tell the whole story all over again. Old friends continue and new characters are introduced that we want to get to know better. I wish it had been longer and can not wait for the next!
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Summary: A typically excellent read!
Review: As usual, Griffiin has come up with another story in his excellent series about the Corps. He has answered some questions that I have had about other characters from the first book in the series, but, unfortunately, does not follow through with the outcome of the action as he has in his other books. However, there is a "hook" so that I will be on pins and needles for his next book in the series so as to determine what happens next!!!!! Highly recommended.
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Summary: Is Griffen getting bored with the Corps series?
Review: I, also have read all of Griffen's works. In this book he's finally starting to tie up some of the loose ends from his first two books on the Corps as to what happened to Bannings and Zimmermans wives and Pick's "sainted widow". But where Griffen's previous novels were tightly woven with an abundance of detail, he appears to be trying to bring too many loose ends to a culmination in one book at the sacrifice a more in depth treatment of his characters. The attraction of Griffen's works has been his ability to have the reader adopt an affinity for his characters. In this installement, he could of given a greater indepth treatment of Milla which would have also give a greater historical insight as to the WWII's affect on China. There could have also been more detail on Picks behavior that lead to his predictament. I would also have liked for Griffen to have "flashed back " and given us more detail on the whole Weston, Culhane and Martha connection instead of just dropping it on us. If Griffen's worried about running out of story ideas, he not only can give us more on China {including more of what happened to Milla}, he has Macklin still on Mindano and the whole European war which he could open up through Frade and Von Wachstein. He could also go back and give us WWI through the relations ships of Flemming Pickering, Jack (NMI) Stecker, Vandergriff, Donavon, etc, including the developement of the shipping and hotel dynasties. After that there's always MacArthur and cast going to Korea. I just wish we got more than 1 book a year!
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Summary: Thank you
Review: After reading these reviews, I am going out to buy a bigger hat. It's very flattering when people who have been there tell me they like the way I told their story.
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Summary: Best of the Corps books to date
Review: I was able to drag the reading of the book out to seven reading days, but not longer. It is the best of the Corps books.Now that the author has set the stage it will be difficult to wait for one year to see how McCoy and company will be extracted from the Gobi Desert. Don't keep us in suspense that long.
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Summary: Are these people Fiction?
Review: I am an avid reader of W. E. B. Griffin. I have never met the author yet he is and old friend. I started his books when the Majors first came out. Since then my local bookstore automaticly orders each new release on a priority and I get them as soon as humanly possible. The writing is so vivid and the Characters so real that I find myself wondering how the families of those who were featured in his books are getting along. I find myself wondering whether a Foster hotel will be available where my travels take me. When you add those sorts of ideas to the fact that, I am a fairly pragmatic individual with little time for delusions of any kind you get an indication of the strength of a story teller that Mr Griffin is. I can not recommend this book, this series, and this author enough. Not only will you be entertained you will be reminded that not all Americans act the way our current C. in C. does. READ AND ENJOY IN GOOD HEALYH. I read that this might be the last book of the Corps. I hope not It would be a shame to finish this series before the end of the Korean war.
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Summary: Great book again!
Review: W.E.B. Griffin has done it again. When I got this book I sat and read from beginning to end in one sitting - I just couldn't put it down. You really feel like you are there with the characters. Since discovering Griffin I've read every book he's wrote, and can't wait for the next one to come out. I just hope it won't be too long, as I want to find out what happens to the Marines in the Gobi Desert. Once again the story has been left at an interesting moment which just makes you want to read the next book in the series to find out what happens.
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