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"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."
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From Washington to the Philippines, generals, colonels, privates, sweethearts and wives find themselves with the challenge of defending our country. 2 cassettes. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 If you missed The Big One (WWII), Mai 24 2004

Par	R. Tiedemann "Sunnye" (Bellevue, NE USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Counterattack (Hardcover)

This is the third installment of Griffin's epic about the Marine Corps in World War II. It begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and ends with the landing on Guadalcanal. It's the usual Griffin fare.

It's an absolute must for those who, like my husband, feel cheated because they missed out on WWII (he was too young).

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Confusing, convoluted, not one of his better books..., Janv. 26 2004

Par	K. Blodgett "Hawk" (Palm Bay, Florida USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Corps #3 Counterattack (Paperback)

Griffin's books normally run in a chronological order, with frequent and sometimes confusing flashbacks. Yes this book goes back and starts chronologically somewhere in the middle of book one of The Corps and revisits people and places we've already seen and been to. This book also throws names at you, LOTS and lots of new characters and places, people who didn't exist in the first two books and yet appear in the time frame those two books take place in. If you put finished the 2nd book in the series and expected this to pick up where that left off with the characters you were reading about and interested in, you'll be sadly disappointed as most of the people we've already met have only supporting roles in this novel.

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1.0�toiles sur 5 A Waste of Time, Janv. 13 2003

Par	Dean E. Robertson (Wooster, OH USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Corps #3 Counterattack (Paperback)

I picked up these books hoping to gain some insight into the actions of the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War II. What I found instead was a sort of soap opera that rambles on for hundreds of pages without getting around to much actual fighting. For example, The Marines don't even get to Guadalcanal (their first major offensive) until the end of book III, some 1200 pages into the story. Those 1200 intervening pages are mostly conversations (ad nauseam) between stateside Marine Corps officers as they sit around headquarters, or go out on the town chasing skirts.

The small portion of the books that is devoted to actual battles is done in such a cursory fashion that you're left with the impression that the author either finds this aspect of the Marines' mission distasteful, or doesn't understand it well enough to write about it. Mr. Griffin could have deleted about 80% of his material, and would have ended up with better books, albeit still not good ones.

If you're the sort of person who likes to watch daytime soap operas, then you may enjoy these books. If, on the other hand, you're interested in military history, the banality of these books will leave you screaming in frustration.

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3.0�toiles sur 5 A stepping stone to later action...
This,the third volume in the Corps series,must be regarded as a convenient stepping stone to later episodes. Read more

Publi� le F�v 1 2002 par Rodger Raubach

4.0�toiles sur 5 Another exciting offering in The Corps series...
*Counterattack* is the third book in the popular Corps series by W.E.B. Griffin. Book 3 starts at the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, and follows the... Read more

Publi� le D�c 12 2001 par K. Melissa Galyon

5.0�toiles sur 5 Beginning of WWII
This book contains parts of his series of men at war. I love all his war stories. They have humor, knowledge of military life, and excitement. Read more

Publi� le Juil 13 2001 par hamrad

4.0�toiles sur 5 Not quite progressive enough
I am just now getting accquainted with Griffin's Corp series, and overall I think it is very good. This is the 3rd in the series, and actually didn't progress any in relation to... Read more

Publi� le Oct. 10 1999