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Under Fire (The Corps #9)
After the epic struggle of World War II, W.E.B. Griffin’s bestselling chronicle of the Marine Corps enters a new stage of modern warfare—with new weapons, new strategies, and a new breed of warrior—on the battlefields of Korea…
In 1950, Captain Ken McCoy’s report on North Korean hostilities meets with so much bureaucratic displeasure that he is promptly booted out of the Co...more
In 1950, Captain Ken McCoy’s report on North Korean hostilities meets with so much bureaucratic displeasure that he is promptly booted out of the Co...more
Paperback, 736 pages
Published
December 31st 2002
by Jove
(first published 2001)
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The first post WWII book of The Corps series. I enjoyed this book because it deals with what I consider 'the forgotten war'. My generation has studied, and pop culture has referenced, both WWII and Viet Nam so most of my generation (myself included) is rather ignorant about the Korean conflict.
Lots of familiar faces and some compelling new ones as well. Not to mention the birth of the CIA (or rather, the rebirth from the ashes of the OSS). I enjoyed the subterfuge and insight into how politics a...more
Lots of familiar faces and some compelling new ones as well. Not to mention the birth of the CIA (or rather, the rebirth from the ashes of the OSS). I enjoyed the subterfuge and insight into how politics a...more
W.E.B. Griffin is one of the most prolific writer's of our time. I have enjoyed his Corps Series immensely and the interesting characters he has created. However, after eight straight winners, Griffin misses the bulls eye with Under Fire.
Not that it's not an easy read (all of his books are) and not that its devoid of accurate history and political commentary (all of his books feature those elements) but it simply does not rise to the level of his prior Corps novels.
It has less action and more e...more
Not that it's not an easy read (all of his books are) and not that its devoid of accurate history and political commentary (all of his books feature those elements) but it simply does not rise to the level of his prior Corps novels.
It has less action and more e...more
It took me five months to read this book. I kept walking away from it as I thought it too wordy. The Characters went on and on over things that I didn’t think helped the plot. At times it was like quicksand; too much detail. For a book that is considered Historical Fiction I found about twenty pages out of 572 that dealt directly with the war, the rest was just characters talking. I did find the beginning interesting. The Authors politics was also obvious; McArthur, a brilliant military mind? As...more
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So... that's the first after-WWII Corps Novel.
It was quite an interesting read, halfway repeating the same scheme of plot as the forerunners, halfways separated from them and - it might be just a feeling rather than fact - more action than the last two or three books in the series. And thus - at leas for me - more enjoyable. Griffin shows a good usage of the additional words this thick tome has given him AND setting everything up for a cliffhanger too.
You just shouldn't read it as a "Corps" nove...more
It was quite an interesting read, halfway repeating the same scheme of plot as the forerunners, halfways separated from them and - it might be just a feeling rather than fact - more action than the last two or three books in the series. And thus - at leas for me - more enjoyable. Griffin shows a good usage of the additional words this thick tome has given him AND setting everything up for a cliffhanger too.
You just shouldn't read it as a "Corps" nove...more
I was very pleased with this book, however I was disappointed that he skipped ahead so far in the time line. There was some unfinished business from the last book that I was curious to learn the outcome of, I would've also liked to read the story of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and the end of the WWII.
I especially liked the part where Macklin got his ass handed to him. It's always nice to see karma come around and bite someone. Another fantastic story by Griffin. Can't wait to get into the next one!
I especially liked the part where Macklin got his ass handed to him. It's always nice to see karma come around and bite someone. Another fantastic story by Griffin. Can't wait to get into the next one!
This series stunk! I read the entire series hoping for some kind of combat action, but was disappointed time after time. The main character seemed to miss every major action of WWII...the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the invasion of the Philippines, etc. I would not recommend this series to anyone I liked!
It looks as if I picked the perfect point in the series to take a little break because in this book we jump forward from the end of WWII to the very beginning of Korea. History is not my strong suit, so I feel I'm learning as I go and I do get to be surprised by outcomes of specific battles. I love that we get a bit of tension over whether McCoy is going to fall in Macklin's clutches, and I loved the outcome of that situation. Now I just have to rush on into the final book and hope I get my prec...more
This is my genre. I love the back story and the continuation of the characters. I disagree with some reviewers that it gets caught up in the details of the planning. That is what separates Griffin from the Clancy novels. I like the speculation and politics that he pulls into them.
I was not happy that this book jumped so far forward in time from the last book but once I got in to it I enjoyed this book and it was a good continuation of the series.
Definitely not the same in terms of quality as the first several, but still a good story with a lot of similarity to real life events.
Historically it's very accurate and compelling, but action wise? Yeah I'd rather read the iTunes terms and conditions.
Griffin is a master at story and character development. If I write a novel, I hope to emulate his expertise.
great history lesson. sometimes difficult to keep track of all the military jargon, etc.
He could write forever and never wear this subject out---read it years ago
Apr 20, 2010
Vince Ackerman
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Recommends it for:
Former Military
Has some nice history mixed in with a somewhat compelling story about the Korean War. A decent book that will probably keep you interested. If I didn't dislike series so much i would probably have given this a 5/5.
Jim's rating.
Korean war start.
Book 9 in Griffin's series about the Corps. This one was one of my more favorite books in this series. Griffin's books are easy and quick reads that give me a boost between more serious reads. This author has given me a link between my love for fiction and my love for history.
I liked the book and the story line. At times it was overly detailed on military protocol and ranks, etc which was good in terms of accuracy but at times it got to be a bit much and I really just wanted to get on with the story. Overall, it was good.
Another great Corps book! McCoy, Pick, Zimmerman, and Hart are all back at it again. This time in Korea. Light on action but heavy on character development. Loved it.
I have enjoyed this series on the Marine Corps - it gives me some feel of what my father went through as a Marine.
Feb 06, 2013
Tron
marked it as to-read
Great story teller. Keeps you interested all the way.
Meh. It was time to end this series several books ago.
May 17, 2013
Brody
marked it as to-read
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W.E.B. Griffin is one of several pseudonyms for William Edmund Butterworth III.
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin is the author of thirty-six epic novels in six series, all of which have been listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and other best-seller lists. More than forty million of his books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chine...more
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From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin is the author of thirty-six epic novels in six series, all of which have been listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and other best-seller lists. More than forty million of his books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chine...more
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