Placed in charge of the OSS's Pacific operations for the purpose of uniting warring interests, Fleming Pickering is directed to rescue Americans from the Gobi desert and set up a critical weather station there.
This two-month New York Times bestseller brings the saga of The Corps into exciting arenas all over the Pacific, as American forces brace to defend Guadalcanal from an all-out effort by the Japanese to recapture the island. From Iwo Jima to Australia to Washington, old faces and new are faced with the challenge of their lives.
A supposed MIA Philippine general has turned up as a guerilla leader, harassing the Japanese. Marine Lieutenant Ken McCoy's mission is to sneak behind the lines and find out if the general is for real. He and his men are tested to the limit.
Semper Fi sets the stage for World War II and brings to life the men of the Marine Corps their loves and their loyalties as they steel themselves for battle, and prepare to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Autumn 1950, and the US Marines have made a crucial breakthrough at Inchon during the Korean conflict. But the battle would never be that straightforward for MacArthur, as he discovers when he meets the full force of the Chinese Army on his way to the Yalu River.