Author W.E.B. Griffin takes his Marine Corp characters 'Killer' Mccoy and Pick Pickering one novel too many with this behind the scenes of the early days of the Korean War. But if you are a Griffin fan, the story will hold your interest and certainly leaves the door open for a sequel about the War after China becomes involved. A 6 on the Griffin scale of 10.

A novel about the marine corp

A grand military yarn.

It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made the 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, Pickering's own daredevil pilot son, Pick, is lost behind enemy lines - and may be lost forever...

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 lines--and may be lost forever.

About the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean War.

It is the fall of 1950. The Marines haves made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but the roller coaster awaits them. While Douglas MacArthur chomps at the bit, intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works despesrately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and President Harry Truman. And somewhere out there, Pickering's own daredevil pilot son, Pick, is lost behind enemy lines -- and may be lost forever ...

About the U.S. Marine Corps in the Korean War.

It is the fall of 1950. The Marines haves made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but the roller coaster awaits them. While Douglas MacArthur chomps at the bit, intent on surging across the 38th parallel, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering works despesrately to mediate the escalating battle between MacArthur and President Harry Truman. And somewhere out there, Pickering's own daredevil pilot son, Pick, is lost behind enemy lines -- and may be lost forever ...

#10 in the Corps series...husband's read them all.

Not great literature but an awfully good read, comfortable like an old coat.

In the fall of 1950 the Marines made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon. But, theres a battle brewing between Truman, General Pickering and MacArthur. During all htis Pickerings own son is lost behind enemy lines... but he's a fighter and survivor.

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