Este sÃtio web usa «cookies» para fornecer os seus serviços, para melhorar o desempenho, para analÃtica e (se não estiver autenticado) para publicidade. Ao usar o LibraryThing está a reconhecer que leu e compreende os nossos Termos de Serviço e PolÃtica de Privacidade. A sua utilização deste sÃtio e serviços está sujeita a essas polÃticas e termos.
Resultados dos Livros Google
Carregue numa fotografia para ir para os Livros Google.
Fiction.
Literature.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. While Douglas MacArthur chomps at the bit, intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works desperately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and President Harry Truman. And somewhere out there, his own daredevil pilot son, Pick, is lost behind enemy linesâ??and may be lost forev… (mais)
Every month, I found myself wanting to read the book in this series first. The characters are familiar and the plot is fun, if repeatable. Set in the Korean conflict, it's got all the elements of a fast paced, enjoyable novel. It is very long; almost 18 hours. I particularly enjoyed Griffin's interpretation of Truman's impressions of MacArthur. This is the end of the series and there are so many unfinished threads. It feels like there ought to be another novel. ( )
A satisfying and fitting ending to the Corps series, if somewhat rushed and clunky near the end. I really enjoyed the sections that dealt with the rescue of Pick Pickering and his recuperation in San Diego, as well as Killer McCoy's exposure of Douglas MacArthur's faulty Korean intelligence where China's involvement was concerned. This one flowed much like the previous nine Corps novels, tracking multiple well-developed characters across history, but I get the sense Griffin tried to kind of wrap everything up quickly. This usually leads to a lot of unanswered questions about what happened to certain characters. Maybe this was his intention...to be described in future novels or series? Overall I still immensely enjoyed this series. ( )
A slow and awkward book that fictionalizes the beginning of the Korean war, weaving a number of characters, including McCoy a CIA operative, through the first American response to the North Korean Army's attack on South Korea through the point when, despite McArthur's intelligence (and the ignored intelligence of the CIA) that there were no Chinese or Russian plans to enter the conflict, the Chinese attacked from their border and began to drive the US back to the parallel. This book is set around and interesting historical context but is obviously written by a person involved too closely with the day-to-day operations of the military, there were so many characters and unnecessary details that the book was very bogged down. The perspective and voice changed continually and was not satisfying. ( )
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
The CORPS is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Colonel Drew Barrett, Jr., USMC 19 April 1919-1 May 2003
Second Lieutenant Drew James Barrett III, USMC 3 April 1945-27 February 1969 Died of wounds, Quang Nam Province Republic of Vietnam
Major Alfred Lee Butler III, USMC 4 September 1950-8 February 1984 Died as a result of terrorist action, Beirut, Lebanon
Donald L. Schomp A Marine Fighter Pilot who became a legendary U.S. Army Master Aviator RIP 9 April 1989
"Semper Fi!"
Primeiras palavras
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
Until August 1945, when General Order Number One, the protocol for the surrender-and occupation-of Japan was being somewhat hastily drafted in Washington, the 38th Parallel, which runs across the Korean Peninsula, had been just one line on a map of the globe.
Citações
Últimas palavras
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua lÃngua.
She handed it back to him. "Friends of yours?" Babs asked. "Yeah. You'll like them," Pick said. "If you're happy," Babs said, "I'm happy."
Fiction.
Literature.
Thriller.
Historical Fiction.
It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. While Douglas MacArthur chomps at the bit, intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works desperately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and President Harry Truman. And somewhere out there, his own daredevil pilot son, Pick, is lost behind enemy linesâ??and may be lost forev
▾Descrições de bibliotecas
Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas.
)
)
)
Google Books — A carregar...
3