In this electrifying novel of the U.S. Marine Corps, the master of authentic military action and drama reveals the story of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Pacific: the epic struggle for Guadalcanal.

World War II. On the island of Mindanao, the Philippines, a man calling himself "General" Fertig has set himself up as a guerrilla leader to harass the Japanese. Army records show that the only officer named Fertig in the Philippines is a reserve lieutenant colonel of the Corps of Engineers, reported MIA on Luzon. Still, the reports filtering out are interesting, and it's Marine lieutenant Ken McCoy's mission to sneak behind the lines and find out...

Extraordinary challenges face the Marines in Korea. It is the fall of 1950. The Marines have made a pivotal breakthrough at Inchon, but a roller coaster awaits them.

W.E.B. Griffin's epic story of the Marine Corps continues with an elite fraternity known as the Raiders taking form after the attack on Pearl Harbor.