Corps 03, Counterattack (Corps)

from The Surprise Attack On Pearl Harbor To America's First Bold Counterstrike Against The Japanese On The Beaches Of Guadalcanal, This Compelling Novel Takes Readers To The Front Lines Of Victory And Defeat. publishers Weekly ``volume Iii Of The Corps Series Covers The Period From Pearl Harbor To Guadalcanal In An Unorthodox Fashion,'' Reported Pw. ``instead Of Offering The Usual Tales Of Marine Heroism And Sacrifice, Griffin Explores The Difficult Adjustment Of Enlisted Men Suddenly Given Officers' Commissions; The Raising Of A Marine Parachute Battalion; The Impact Of Total War On Peacetime Routines.'' (sept.) No one captures the drama of war as brilliantly as bestselling author W.E.B. Griffin!From the devastating surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to America's first bold counterstrike against the Japanese on the beaches of Guadalcanal, this compelling story takes you to the front lines of victory and defeat—and into the very heart of courage, loyalty, and valor. It is a heroic story of pride and passion you will never forget... Follows the lives of the men and women in the United States Marine Corps during World War II, from the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the U.S. counterattack at Guadalcanal The Japanese Carrier Task Force charged with the destruction of the United States Pacific Fleet began launching aircraft approximately 305 nautical miles north of Pearl Harbor. A portrait of the Marine Corps from the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor to the first American counterstrike on the beaches of Guadal-canal. (The Corps, Book 3.) A story of the Marines and their loves and loyalties, from the attack on Pearl Harbor to the beaches of Guadalcanal