The Return of the Marines A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future (Audible Audio Edition) Jonathan P Brazee Eddie Frierson Jonathan Brazee Books
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The Few Book 1 - Gunnery Sergeant Jacob McCardle is the commander of the Marine Detachment at the US Embassy, New Delhi, when the president of the United States arrives on an official visit the same man who, as a Congressman, sponsored the bill that had decimated the Corps in a cost-cutting effort. As the president arrives, the embassy is attacked and isolated by a mob of nationalists. With the Indian government seemingly unwilling to take action to restore order and with an ambitious vice-president seizing this as an opportunity to move up to the White House, it is up to Gunny McCardle and his small band of Marines to keep the president alive. Faced with tremendous odds, Gunny has to lead his Marines in an almost impossible task. That is nothing new to the US Marines. Impossible tasks are the Corps' forte. But can his small detachment keep up the tradition of the Corps and succeed despite tremendous odds?
The Proud Book 2 - After the events at the US Embassy in New Delhi, the Marines are being brought back as a combat unit. Newly commissioned 2d Lt Anthony Niimoto, a hero of the embassy takeover, is with the first Marine battalion to get back into the deployment cycle. Assigned to anti-piracy, this is supposed to be a dull deployment. But when a US ship is seized by Somali pirates, it's First Platoon, K 3/6 at the tip of the spear. With SSgt Davidson, an ex-Ranger who returns to his Marines roots, the two of them must lead their platoon into harms way, ever conscious of Black Hawk Down, the Battle of Mogadishu. Was Tony Niimoto a one-shot wonder in New Delhi, or does he really have what it takes to be a leader of Marines?
The Marines Book 3 - China is growing in power and in need of raw materials. When an aggressive general, with encouragement from an unnamed puppet master in the Politburo, moves to seize the Spratly Islands from The Philippines.
The Return of the Marines A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future (Audible Audio Edition) Jonathan P Brazee Eddie Frierson Jonathan Brazee Books
This is a three part book or three books now rolled into one, however you want to look at it. The three parts are: “The Few”; “The Proud”; and “The Marines”. Each part of volume is rather short but together they all three make one fine and outstanding book.I normally don’t read books just about the military. This book is classified as science fiction but there’s really not that much science fiction to it other than the time has been moved forwarded by a few years. At the outset of this book, an idiotic Senator has done the unthinkable and arranged for the “dismemberment” of the Marine Corps by getting a budgetary act made into law. Now that Senator has been elected President of the United States with a definite bad attitude and lack of respect for the military and specifically the Marines. Nobody said Senators or Presidents had to be smart.
Ok, so what happens next? Well, the President just happens to be on a foreign nation tour, As usual the President and his entourage will make an appearance at the US Embassy in the current foreign country on their itinerary. Now you probably know that US Embassies are and always have been secured by the US Marine Corps. That hasn’t changed even with this new President and his bad attitude towards the Marines. They have barely enough Marines left to cover most all the Embassies and a few other places. Even those on duty at the Embassies are not necessarily fully staffed nor are they getting their full allotment of equipment, some of which had to be turned in to the Army during the “dismemberment”.
But when the President visits, the Marines prepare. Of course you wouldn’t think anything would happen in a country like India, but think again. The action starts quickly and is fast and furious. The attackers quickly wipeout the Secret Service agents protecting the President while the Marines manage to drag him into the Embassy. Needless to say, the Marines are not about to let the President of the United States be taken prisoner. They will fight to the death doing their duty. In the meantime, a very normal but straight speaking Marine Gunnery Sergeant gives the President a good lesson in what it means to be a Marine. He finally gets it through the guys thick skull that the Marines are different and very definitely worth keeping around no matter the costs!
Well you need to read the book to find out if the President gets rescued. I think you’ll be surprised to find out who is trying their hardest to secure the President of the United States while others are sitting around twiddling their thumbs. A very, very good story.
The other two volumes are just like the first. Full of action and with some of the same characters. Most of these Marines are wondering, “Why me?” when they find themselves in these different situations. One Sgt, who was part of the Indian Embassy action, now finds himself as a new Lieutenant in of all places, Somalia. He and his Marines are out to rescue a capture American from Somali pirates. Sounds kind of familiar! Needless to say things don’t go too well and the Marines have to prove once again, that they aren’t there for a vacation!
And finally in the last volume, we get a little glimpse of a possible future. Will China someday decide that they want more than they have? If so, you need to read how the Marines get to be the first to fight! Although there aren’t a lot of Marines available on this one tiny Pacific island, they still have to hold out against the Chinese's People’s Liberation Army which could put as many as 1,000 Chinese Marines on the same island. Why are the Marines always out numbered?
As I said before, there isn’t a great deal of science fiction in these stories. These settings could easily come to pass. Most of the weapons in use are or could be easily developed. The fighting is exciting and there is definitely a lot of action. I still found this book a great read and very hard to put down.
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The Return of the Marines A Tale of the Marines in the Near Future (Audible Audio Edition) Jonathan P Brazee Eddie Frierson Jonathan Brazee Books Reviews
Again, more people need to read this book. He has the insight that few have. He sees things as they are. Especially the problems the military has, i.e. money, equipment, people and the stupidest of our civilian leaders. If we don't start now, we will be a second rate country, with China and Russia as our rulers. Russia, by any name it chooses, is worse than Stalin ever was. He tells us as it is.
From a retired Army officer. Thanks for writing the book.
I liked the real since of action and conflict. The real settings and pointed areas of conflict and trouble have been there for decades and the trilogy brings about a feeling of pride in our military! What an enthusiasm of brotherhood and a tale of need we should all be aware of. Support your country by supporting the men and women in the military.
Enjoyed this series very much! My uncle was in the 1st Marine Division from 1942 till 1946. From Guadalcanal to China. I always respected him and the Marines! Hopefully the drawdown related in the first story will never occur!
This is a near future story of how the USMC is brought down to nothing more than a small honor detail sized branch...it's also the story of how that was changed and how they were given a new lease on life.
The combat is good. The 'verbage' is right. The drama and suspense are spot on.....A very good trilogy and a very good tale.
This is a very good combat book with little non-fiction to it....just a good grunt story.
First, full disclosure. I am a former Marine, which colors my perceptions of almost everything. The old saying goes, "You can take the Marine out of the Corps, but you can never take the Corps out of the Marine". Sometimes that is a not good for an author because I call BS on their work from my own experience. In this case it was very good because this was written by a former Marine.
Could the Marines be eliminated as a fighting force? Could we elect a president who despises the military? Are the so called "pirates" a threat to US interests? Is China an aggressive foreign power?
Read this volume by Col. Brazee and find out
I really enjoyed this series. Buying the trilogy and reading them together fully develops the continuing characters over the three stories and let me follow their progress up the chain of command. These characters came across as truly authentic and they must have been built from actual people.
Although this is intended to be near future fiction (the hardest to write), Brazee gets around most issues by blocking the "new tech" that would be deployed 10-12 years from now, in one case by our own scrambling and in the other, by the PRC hacking into our satellite, computer and coms systems. It also lays down a not-so-politically-subtle warning about DOD outsourcing critical tech manufacturing to China.
Plenty of action, lots of guts and glory, accurate depictions of equipment, people, ranks, and subtle issues (like inter-Service rivalries). Good read, good price, highly recommended.
Powerful. Uplifting. Great action and engaging story telling. Hard to put down. Might be somewhat annoying for readers without a military background as there are many acronyms and abbreviations - most of which are in the glossary.
As indicated on the cover this book contains three separate but connected stories set in the future after the Marine Corps has been all but eliminated by elected officials. The premise is not a stretch given the attitudes and actions of current and potential US administrations.But this is a saga of hope, courage and triumph of a proud fighting force - the United States Marine Corps.
The book is superbly written and edited well for few errors - an anomaly in many of today's ebooks. The only slight I can mention would be that the author could have provided a useful service to his readers by providing a brief explanation of USMC organization and equipment. Even for an old Marine like me a lot of things changed since the 70's. A TOE/O would have been helpful.
This is a three part book or three books now rolled into one, however you want to look at it. The three parts are “The Few”; “The Proud”; and “The Marines”. Each part of volume is rather short but together they all three make one fine and outstanding book.
I normally don’t read books just about the military. This book is classified as science fiction but there’s really not that much science fiction to it other than the time has been moved forwarded by a few years. At the outset of this book, an idiotic Senator has done the unthinkable and arranged for the “dismemberment” of the Marine Corps by getting a budgetary act made into law. Now that Senator has been elected President of the United States with a definite bad attitude and lack of respect for the military and specifically the Marines. Nobody said Senators or Presidents had to be smart.
Ok, so what happens next? Well, the President just happens to be on a foreign nation tour, As usual the President and his entourage will make an appearance at the US Embassy in the current foreign country on their itinerary. Now you probably know that US Embassies are and always have been secured by the US Marine Corps. That hasn’t changed even with this new President and his bad attitude towards the Marines. They have barely enough Marines left to cover most all the Embassies and a few other places. Even those on duty at the Embassies are not necessarily fully staffed nor are they getting their full allotment of equipment, some of which had to be turned in to the Army during the “dismemberment”.
But when the President visits, the Marines prepare. Of course you wouldn’t think anything would happen in a country like India, but think again. The action starts quickly and is fast and furious. The attackers quickly wipeout the Secret Service agents protecting the President while the Marines manage to drag him into the Embassy. Needless to say, the Marines are not about to let the President of the United States be taken prisoner. They will fight to the death doing their duty. In the meantime, a very normal but straight speaking Marine Gunnery Sergeant gives the President a good lesson in what it means to be a Marine. He finally gets it through the guys thick skull that the Marines are different and very definitely worth keeping around no matter the costs!
Well you need to read the book to find out if the President gets rescued. I think you’ll be surprised to find out who is trying their hardest to secure the President of the United States while others are sitting around twiddling their thumbs. A very, very good story.
The other two volumes are just like the first. Full of action and with some of the same characters. Most of these Marines are wondering, “Why me?” when they find themselves in these different situations. One Sgt, who was part of the Indian Embassy action, now finds himself as a new Lieutenant in of all places, Somalia. He and his Marines are out to rescue a capture American from Somali pirates. Sounds kind of familiar! Needless to say things don’t go too well and the Marines have to prove once again, that they aren’t there for a vacation!
And finally in the last volume, we get a little glimpse of a possible future. Will China someday decide that they want more than they have? If so, you need to read how the Marines get to be the first to fight! Although there aren’t a lot of Marines available on this one tiny Pacific island, they still have to hold out against the Chinese's People’s Liberation Army which could put as many as 1,000 Chinese Marines on the same island. Why are the Marines always out numbered?
As I said before, there isn’t a great deal of science fiction in these stories. These settings could easily come to pass. Most of the weapons in use are or could be easily developed. The fighting is exciting and there is definitely a lot of action. I still found this book a great read and very hard to put down.
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