Behind the Lines

English

Series: The Corps Ser.

Volume: No. 7

ISBN: 0515119385

EAN: 9780515119381

Category: Fiction / Men's Adventure/Fiction / Historical/Fiction / War & Military/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 09/01/1996

Age Range: 18-UP

Synopsis: 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 its Marine lieutenant Ken McCoys mission to sneak behind the lines and find out if hes for real. With him is a motley group put together as a compromise between the warring factions of Douglas MacArthur and the OSS chief Bill Donovan. Together, these men will steal into the heart of enemy territory and there, amid firefights and jungle camps, encounter more than they had bargained for. Before theyre done, each will undergo a test of his own personal mettle - with results that will surprise even the most hardened of them.

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Behind the Lines

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.25 inches

Width: 0.37 inches

Length: 6.75 inches

Weight: 9.45 oz

Pages: 576