After the epic struggle of World War II, W.E.B. Griffin's bestselling
chronicle of the Marine Corps enters a new stage of modern warfare--with
new weapons, new strategies, and a new breed of warrior--on the
battlefields of Korea...
In 1950, Captain Ken McCoy's report on North Korean hostilities meets
with so much bureaucratic displeasure that he is promptly booted out of
the Corps--and just as promptly picked up by the fledgling CIA. Soon,
his predictions come true: on June 25th the North Koreans invade across
the 38th parallel. Immediately veterans scattered throughout military
and civilian life are called up, many with only seventy-two hours
notice. For these men and their families, names such as Inchon and Pusan
will acquire a new, bloody reality--and become their greatest challenge
of all...