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"Introduction of characters in series about Marine Corps going into and during WWII. The book begins with the Fourth Marines in Shanghai, just before the War, and follows the main characters through their assignments in the US and the Philippines as WWII begins. There are currently eight books in the series (this is number 1) and Griffin continues to tell the story of believable characters in historic settings."
Dennis R. Cohen, Resident Scholar
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"Killer McCoy is a United States Marine, formerly assigned to a division in China, but after a fight with Italian soldiers, he is reassigned. He meets a Malcom Pickering, and they become friends. He goes to a training school with Malcom and they both emerge as second lieutenants, and that is the begining of The Corps series by W.E.B. Griffin."
ryan mellish, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very obvious
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Marines
Specific to
- WW II
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
- infantry soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- just the right amount
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- an organization
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- China
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
- fort/military installation
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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