Customer Reviews

Corps boxed set

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In this volume of the Corps saga , we see several of the characters introduced in "Counterattack" elevated to new prominence. Newly promoted Captain Charley Galloway becomes the commanding officer of VMF 229 , and along with Bily Dunn sets about preparing the young squadron to be thrown into the cauldron of Guadalcanal. Flem Pickering continues to grow in importance to the ongoing tale of incredible heroisim exhibited by the young Marines thrown into bloody conflict.

"Battleground" details some of the terrible privations experienced by the First Marine division on the 'Canal and the coastwatchers on Buka island. Steve Koffler and Joe Howard on Buka illustrate the importance of the little known coastwatcher organisation to the success of the Marine aviation assets in the Solomons. Koffler continues to grow in importance to the task of Captain/General Pickering in the Southwest Pacific Ocean Area (SWPOA). Even though Koffler and Howard are ill with parasites and other tropical diseases they continue to function "as Marines".Koffler continues to emerge as one of the more "colorful" characters in the story--look for him in future episodes!

Of the many volumes in "The Corps" saga , "Battleground" stands out as one of the more lively and entertaining volumes. A great read--I could hardly put it down. Have now read it 4 times!
A true 5 star effort.

If you love this series....buy this book !! You have to love the way these characters come alive and the events that were once so one dimensional with black and white newsreels...become living events. A must read for any military history buff.

I have all of WEB Griffins books and rate him along with Wilbur Smith as my all time favorite author. His sagas span several different action themes, but they are all either military, police or intelligence services. The author has residence both in Texas and Argentina and has spent a great deal of time with our military so he uses his familiarity with these settings and people to cast a very nice spell in his work. My wife also enjoys the books so I would say they are suitable for all readers.

I have read every WEB Griffen Novel out there, and now, bored with other authors, I am reading them all over again. That's how good they are, at least to me. Retired USMC also married to a Beautiful Argentine Woman.

The Corps serie is in the line of Griffin's work. If is true that sometimes it becomes repetitive it does not takes you out of the grip of the story. If you are looking for informed entertainment this is the kind of book you will enjoy.

Must have if you were in the U.S.M.C. the compleat set is a cover to cover, non put down all night, lost in your own little world.

Typical WEB Griffin Book - A great read. I have been going back and ordering the entire series so I can read them in the order that they were published as the "story lines" will make more sense... but it is not necessary however.

Enjoy, I did...

"Battleground" by WEB Griffin, Introduces several Marine aviators who face air combat against the experienced pilots of the superior Japanese Zero fighter airplane during the book's version of the Battle of Midway. The Marine flyers later in this book will run Marine units of the Cactus Air Force on Guadalcanal.

The same injuries that were sustained by Battleground's "Billy Dunn", in Griffin's recounting of the Battle of Midway, were suffered by one of the Marine aviators on the Midway atoll who rebuffed a Japanese invasion of his island air base, Marine Captain John F. Carey. Although Captain Carey's injuries prevented him from flying in combat again, Griffin's "Billy Dunn", will fly in more books in "The Corps" series.

I have read every single book in W.E.B. Griffin's "Corp Series". They are excellent. He has an excellent knowledge base and the books read like a history book, but full of human interest.

I read the first book in The Corps series which was "Semper Fi" after which i got hooked to W.E.B. Griffin books. I went on to get all ten books in this series (Now on book 6). He goes into such great detail about the events that happened during WWII while adding a little fiction. It makes you feel as if you were there yourself going through what they were going through. Great Read!