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Line of Fire is a continuation of the year 1942 in the Pacific, a good part of the first chapters is a recap of the later parts of Book 4- Koffler and Howard are still on Bulka, Galloway has "walked" out of the hospital and returned to Guadalcanal in time to see Ward and Schneider evac'd with Pick and Lt Steckler replacing them. Col Banning is once again dodging "ranking" Marines who want to know what is going on in Spec Detachment 14, while he is challenged from within over Fedlter's practice of abandoning his coastwatchers to the Japanese. Fleming is recovering, begrudgedly, in D.C. When he demands to be let out of the Navy so he can get back to his shipping company and do something important to win the war he finds himself a Brig General under the direct authority of Admiral Leahy, the President's chief of Staff and Col. Rickabee's boss. Lastly we meet Capt. George Hart, late of the St Louis Police Homocide division going through Parris Island boot who gets an unusually introduction to his new "boss", B. Gen. Fleming Pickering of the U.S. Marine Corps along with a special one of Pick's "professional" girls. This book centers on the irony of being able to get a couple of cases of scotch flown from Mare Island to D.C. but not avaliable to extract Marines who are in " the line of fire" i.e. the difficulty of extracting Steve and Joe from Buka. In this chapter everyone is brought together as Capt Galloway flies the rescue R4D with a shell-shocked Pick acting as co-pilot and McCoy is again put into a rubber boat with Hart off a Japanese held island. The story also eludes to the next chapter's project, a Mongolian Weather Station that will be directed by Lt McCoy. Action at its best and a plausible & original use of power for the greater good by Pickering.


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Line of Fire The Corps Book 5 W E B Griffin Books Reviews

The character development is not only the best but it continues to pull you into the book. The story grips you making it hard to put the book down. I recommend getting the whole series at once so you can keep it going.
I've read all the WEB Griffin novels several times. The Corps series is the best although the Argentina series (Honor Bound) is close. The best novel standing alone is the first one, Semper Fi. The next two or three are an obvious series and do not stand alone as well. They all provide insights that straight history may overlook. Griffin knows some of these people. He served in Korea so the later Korea series gains authenticity. Some object to the progression of Corporal McCoy to McCoy the super linguist. There is a touch of the comic book to some of his exploits but this is fiction. The story of the Inchon landing in Under Fire is true. The story told in Behind the Lines is true. I have a copy of Eric Feldt's book about the Coastwatchers. That was true. Griffin is the best source for military culture in fiction. His details are accurate. Maybe the Magic intercepts weren't quite as complete as he tells us they were but that was all based on truth and he brings it to life. If you are interested in World War II in the Pacific, these books are indispensible. The only thing that touches them is Once an Eagle.
This is only one of a series of books by Mr. Griffin on the Marine Corps in general and a few select individuals in particular and their role in several plots carried out by Allied Forces during WWII. The blending of fact with fiction is so seamless that I had to resort to Wikipedia to determine which was which. An excellent writer, very knowledgeable and adept with drawing characters you either like as he intended or you don't as is his desire. As the son of a Marine veteran of the Korean War I take great pride in learning more about what it takes to be a Marine as well as what is expected of and how they do what one who carries that title is capable of. And this is only one of many books by this very prolific author. I only hope that I can find the time to read the rest of his work. Very entertaining and engaging.
Butterworth is an excellent writer who would be better served by a better editor. There are numerous continuity changes in the 11 book series that should have been corrected prior to publication. Things like a major character's first name changing from John to Ed to Robert over the first 5 books; characters forgetting that they knew other characters two months or so earlier. Nothing major but jars the flow of the stories which are immensely entertaining if you just grit your teeth when the continuity bumps show up. Without the bumps the entire series would definitely rate 5 stars for it's content and style. Worth reading.
LINE OF FIRE (Book 5) faithfully follows the book series 1-4. As with the other books in the series, except SEMPER FI (Book 1), the storyline bounces between Australia to Washington D.C. and places in-between. Most of the major characters remain and some minor characters are introduced. Sometimes it’s hard to remember the significance of some of the minor characters if the reader takes a break between reading the series.

The primary storyline of LINE OF FIRE is the on-going combat on Guadalcanal and the rescue of coastwatchers on an enemy controlled island. Overall, LINE OF FIRE is one of the best in the series.
In this fifth installment of Griffin's "The Corps" series, there is action on Guadalcanal as well as a rescue mission for some Marines at a distant outpost. It all makes for an engrossing story that I couldn't put down. Gen. Fleming Pickering continues to develop as a subtle and nuanced, and downright fascinating, character in this series. I admit that I did not see that coming, but here we are.

This series continues to develop nicely. Author Griffin succeeds in telling a complex story with many characters in a clear and easy-to-follow manner. The characters are all well-developed and interesting to the reader. The only flaw here, if there is one, is that boy, those women sure do fall in love with Marines at a breakneck pace. (Well, maybe they do -- or at least did.) Anyway, this is a terrific fifth installment in the series. RJB.
Line of Fire is a continuation of the year 1942 in the Pacific, a good part of the first chapters is a recap of the later parts of Book 4- Koffler and Howard are still on Bulka, Galloway has "walked" out of the hospital and returned to Guadalcanal in time to see Ward and Schneider evac'd with Pick and Lt Steckler replacing them. Col Banning is once again dodging "ranking" Marines who want to know what is going on in Spec Detachment 14, while he is challenged from within over Fedlter's practice of abandoning his coastwatchers to the Japanese. Fleming is recovering, begrudgedly, in D.C. When he demands to be let out of the Navy so he can get back to his shipping company and do something important to win the war he finds himself a Brig General under the direct authority of Admiral Leahy, the President's chief of Staff and Col. Rickabee's boss. Lastly we meet Capt. George Hart, late of the St Louis Police Homocide division going through Parris Island boot who gets an unusually introduction to his new "boss", B. Gen. Fleming Pickering of the U.S. Marine Corps along with a special one of Pick's "professional" girls. This book centers on the irony of being able to get a couple of cases of scotch flown from Mare Island to D.C. but not avaliable to extract Marines who are in " the line of fire" i.e. the difficulty of extracting Steve and Joe from Buka. In this chapter everyone is brought together as Capt Galloway flies the rescue R4D with a shell-shocked Pick acting as co-pilot and McCoy is again put into a rubber boat with Hart off a Japanese held island. The story also eludes to the next chapter's project, a Mongolian Weather Station that will be directed by Lt McCoy. Action at its best and a plausible & original use of power for the greater good by Pickering.