Gunnery Sergeant Jacob McCardle is the commander of the Marine Detachment at the US Embassy, New Delhi, when the president of the United States arrives on an official visit, the same man who, as a Congressman, sponsored the bill that had decimated the Corps in a cost-cutting effort. As the president arrives, the embassy is attacked and isolated by a mob of nationalists. With the Indian government seemingly unwilling to take action to restore order and with an ambitious vice-president seizing this as an opportunity to move up to the White House, it is up to Gunny McCardle and his small band of Marines to keep the president alive. Faced with tremendous odds, Gunny has to lead his Marines in an almost impossible task. That is nothing new to the US Marines. Impossible tasks are the Corps' forte. But can his small detachment keep up the tradition of the Corps and succeed despite tremendous odds?
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Jonathan Brazee graduated from the US Naval Academy and served 30 years in the Marines as a commander of infantry, recon, MSSG, and air delivery units as well as various staff billets. He served with the 3d CAG as the military liaison to USAID in Iraq in 2006 and retired as a colonel in 2009.
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Exciting book about the Marines,
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This review is from: The Few: A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future (Paperback)
I read another book by this author, and I saw the link on Amazon to this one, so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm glad I did. This was a pretty exciting book.
The story takes place about 20 years from now, and it was very believable, especially the Marines getting cut in size because of budget problems. Given the news in Washington over the last couple of years, and the way our government is going, you can sort of imagine it. But budget cuts or not, the Marines have always had a way to persevere, and as you can guess, things are no different in this story. I like that the author uses a real country for the enemies. I hate all these made up 'stans as the enemy of choice nowadays. It seems that authors use that, or Islam, or a corrupt government. This book uses India, and it makes logical sense given what the author lays out. Anyway, politics or not, the book is a basic Oorah! Marine book. Things are very believable, (well except for maybe the secret service getting all taken out), exciting, and full of action. I think his other book might be a little better written from a literature point of view, but as a former military man, I kind of liked this one better. I hope there are more to come.
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Enjoyable Military Fiction,
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This review is from: The Few: A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future (Paperback)
If you're looking for some well written near future military fiction, The Few is well worth checking out. Thought provoking story line and interesting characters dominate its pages.
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A good read.,
By Linda Craig (Morganton, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Few: A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future (Paperback)
A good read, smartly action packed. A great gift idea for your favorite Marine.
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