The marine : a novel of war from Guadalcanal to Korea / James Brady.
The Marine is Colonel James ("Oliver") Cromwell, a warrior forged at Notre Dame and the Berlin of Hitler's Olympics, and honed by combat at Guadalcanal as one of Carlson's Marine Raiders. With the world at peace, the thirty-five-year old Cromwell is restlessly, if pleasantly, beached on garrison duty in California, aware of how much he misses the war, when he is ordered to fresh duty beyond the seas, as military attach{ to the American ambassador in a dull Asian backwater half a world away. There, at dawn on a June Sunday, Ollie gets his wish for action. Korea violently erupts and Colonel Cromwell is caught up in the early, panicked, rout. While South Koreans cut and run, the first GIs hurried into battle are brushed aside by advancing Red tanks and tough peasant infantry.
Record details
- ISBN: 0312291426
- ISBN: 9780312291426
- Physical Description: x, 303 pages : map ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2003.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 304).
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- Subject:
- United States. Marine Corps > Fiction.
- Genre:
- War fiction.
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rutherford County Library System.
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford County Library | F Bra (Text) | 38801100955498 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
