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Author
Series
Honor bound volume 4
Language
English
Description
The year is 1943, and Argentina is officially neutral, but crawling with every kind of spy, sympathizer, and military official imaginable. The hero is Cletus Frade, a Marine pilot recruited by the OSS, with strong family ties to Argentina, and a lot on his hands. OSS chief Wild Bill Donovan has asked him to set up his own official-but-really-OSS airline in Argentina, using "loaned" Lockheed Lodestars and Constellations. Of even more concern are two...
4) Battleground
Author
Series
Corps volume 4
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Marine Corps soldiers fight in the Pacific in the bloody months spanning the battles of Midway and Guadalcanal.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Road trip! It started out as an impulsive lark for Lily Morrisette, fueled by her strong chemical reaction to sexy Zach Taylor. A tough, blustery, yet tender-in-spite-of-himself career military man, Zach's determined to break up his darling "baby sister" Glynnis's wedding engagement . . . and Lily's coming along for the ride. But there's no Glynnis waiting for them at the end of the lineonly a ransom note . . . and a death threat. Amid a dangerous...
6) Dead zero
Author
Series
Bob Lee Swagger novel volume 7
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Marine Corps master sniper Bob Lee Swagger travels to the remote deserts and caves of Afghanistan to track down a renegade Marine who is using extreme measures to complete a mission.
7) Close combat
Author
Series
Corps volume 6
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1993
Language
English
Description
An epic novel of World War II brings the saga of The Corps into exciting arenas all over the Pacific, as American forces brace to defend Guadalcanal from an all-out effort by the Japanese to recapture the island. From Iwo Jima to Australia to Washington, old faces and new are faced with the challenge of their lives.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
When a fellow Marine is kidnapped, Captain Mark Lang and his recon team, the Pepperdogs, disobey orders and cross into snowbound Serbia to rescue him. A leader who can't quit, Lang is urged on by his team members. Five New York City reservists -- a trader, a fireman, an auto mechanic, a fitness trainer and a computer geek -- set out on an impossible odyssey. Superbly fit and equipped, they employ speed, ambush and the Internet to close in on their...
11) Free-fire zone
Author
Series
Vietnam volume 3
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rudi is a newly drafted United States Marine in Vietnam, and he likes being part of a squad--but the way some of his fellow soldiers behave toward their officers, the Vietnamese, and the war itself, is starting to trouble him.
13) The far reaches
Author
Publisher
T. Dunne/St. Martin's
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
Coast Guard Captain Josh Thurlow, wounded during a Pacific island battle, is nursed back to health by Sister Mary Kathleen, a young Irish nun, during World War II, and must decide whether to continue fighting or settle down in the romantic splendor of the South Seas.
14) In danger's path
Author
Series
Corps volume 8
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
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.
15) Under fire
Author
Series
Corps volume 9
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
After the epic struggle of World War II, W.E.B. Griffins bestselling chronicle of the Marine Corps enters a new stage of modern warfarewith new weapons, new strategies, and a new breed of warrioron the battlefields of Korea. In 1950, Captain Ken McCoys report on North Korean hostilities meets with so much bureaucratic displeasure that he is promptly booted out of the Corpsand just as promptly picked up by the...
16) Call to arms
Author
Series
Corps volume 2
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
The second novel in a series about the Marine Corps follows the first combat operation of the Raiders, a small elite force designed to operate behind enemy lines during World War II
17) Counterattack
Author
Series
Corps volume 3
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2016?]
Language
English
Description
An authentic portrait of the Marine Corps, the brave men and women who fought--and loved--in the sweeping turmoil of World War II.
18) Retreat, hell!
Author
Series
Corps volume 10
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1950, the Marines make a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon. While MacArthur is intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works desperately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and President Harry Truman.
19) The chosen one
Author
Publisher
Berkley
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Two months ago, a new leader arose in the Islamic world, the Mahdi--or the Chosen One. He has rallied fundamentalist Muslim forces across the Middle East who have driven deep into Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Standing against them is an allied force made up primarily of the American military. It's a desperate fight. From armored battles in the desert to American carriers desperately dodging waves of cruise missiles, the Mahdi proves to have many tricks...
Author
Series
First to fight novel volume 2
Publisher
Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
As a troubled teen, Gregory Higgs channeled his energy into boxing instead of breaking the law. The ring gave him purpose and something to strive for. So did the Marines. Combining the two seemed like a natural fit. Another natural fit? Reagan Robilard, the sweet athlete liaison who keeps all the fighters out of trouble and manages their PR, a job that gets more challenging when someone digs up the truth about Greg's not-so-shiny past after equipment...
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