Synopses & Reviews
Griffin has been proclaimed the "poet laureate of the American military" (
Los Angeles Daily News) and "the dean of the American war adventure" (
Publishers Weekly), and never has that been truer than in the pages of
Retreat, Hell!
It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal break-through at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. The bit in his teeth, MacArthur surges across the 38th parallel toward the Yalu River, only to encounter the Chinese in full force, who drive him back in turn. Back and forth, the bloody tides of war shift, and swept along with them are Captain Ken McCoy and Master Gunner Ernie Zimmerman, caught in the fight of their lives; Brigadier General Fleming Pickering, working desperately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and Truman; and Pickering's daredevil pilot son, Malcolm, lost somewhere behind enemy lines and maybe lost forever.
Filled with crackling realism and rich characters soldiers, politicians, journalists, sweethearts, and wives and stamped with the special flair for the military heart and mind that is Griffin's ballmark, Retreat, Hell! is further proof that "Griffin is the best chronicler of the U.S. military ever to put pen to paper" (The Phoenix Gazette).
Review
"Veterans of the series will enjoy finding old comrades caught up in fresh adventures, while new-guy readers can easily enter here and pick up the ongoing story." Publishers Weekly
Review
"In Griffin's novels, the good guys always win. However, the author has a knack for smoothly combining fact with fiction, giving his work a realistic veneer." Booklist
Synopsis
The Marine Corps fights to the bloody finish in Korea, in the latest novel in Griffin's bestselling series. "Retreat, hell! We're just attacking in another direction!" General O.P. Smith.
Synopsis
Extraordinary challenges face the Marines in Korea, in W. E. B. Griffin's most electrifying Corps novel yet. It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them. The bit in his teeth, MacArthur surges across the 38th parallel toward the Yalu River, only to encounter the Chinese in full force, who drive him back in turn. Back and forth, the bloody tides of war shift, and swept along with them are Captain Ken McCoy and Master Gunner Ernie Zimmerman, caught in the fight of their lives; Brigadier General Fleming Pickering, working desperately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and Truman; and Pickering's daredevil pilot son, Malcolm, lost somewhere behind enemy lines-and maybe lost forever.
About the Author
W. E. B. Griffin, himself a veteran of the Korean War, is also the author of the bestselling Brotherhood of War, Men at War, Badge of Honor, and Honor Bound series.