Warning of War: A Novel of the North China Marines
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Praise for Warning of War:“Brady has emerged as one of the best novelists of his generation.”—Dan Rather“Brady has stormed publishing high ground to become, arguably, our foremost novelist currently writing on the subject of Marines at war. Authentic atmospherics and crackling action are sure to keep fans turning the pages of this newest Brady combat thriller.”—Publishers Weekly“Brady sculpts an image of an ideal Marine.”—The Los Angeles Times Book Review“Colorful and pithy, Warning of War is the most enjoyment one can have reading an adventure war novel.”—Leatherneck magazine“An enthralling read! James Brady captures the proud swagger of real Marine esprit-de-corps and the true hard-edged violence of close combat during a time that deserves the Brady spotlight. Warning of War is a must-read.”—General James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps“James Brady”s tremendously engaging tale has captured the drama and desperation of a unique and nearly forgotten facet of American history.”—Lieutenant Colonel Jon Hoffman, U.S. Marine Corps, author of Chesty: The Story of Lieutenant General Lewis Puller, USMCPraise for The Marines of Autumn:“The Korean War now has its own Iliad, historically precise and harrowingly poetic.”—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.“Mr. Brady knows war, the smell and the feel of it.”—The New York Times“The Marines of Autumn is right up there with the very best of combat writing and is destined to become one of the defining novels of the genre.”—Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion’s GamePublishers WeeklyA Marine veteran of the Korean conflict, Brady (The Marines of Autumn) has stormed publishing high ground to become, arguably, our foremost novelist currently writing on the subject of Marines at war. Here, the distinguished columnist and author brings under close scrutiny the sorry disarray of the U.S. military during the two months (beginning November 27, 1941, and ending Jan. 27, 1942) just before and after the infamous attack on Pearl Harbor. Playing tennis by day with his friend, an American-born Japanese colonel, and by night enjoying posh clubs with his White Russian mistress, Marine Capt. Billy Port, a Back Bay Bostonian, sees his pampered life among the cosmopolitan set in exotic, Japanese-occupied Shanghai come to an abrupt halt on November 27, 1941, when FDR orders the complete evacuation of all Marines stationed in China under an official "warning of war." A decorated veteran of the 1920s Nicaraguan campaign, Port is given the task of taking a rifle squad of combat-seasoned Marines and rounding up a scattering of isolated detachments and leading them over the Great Wall and across the Gobi into icy Siberia. Taking his personal majordomo, a naval lieutenant, a French former Grand Prix race driver, and an exiled White Russian general, he loads four military trucks and his own Bentley touring car aboard a rusty Portuguese ship and sails north to rescue the isolated Marines, unaware that his Japanese tennis partner will become his relentless pursuer. Authentic atmospherics and crackling action are sure to keep fans turning the pages of this newest Brady combat thriller, which succeeds equally as entertainment, history and morality lesson. (Apr. 10) Forecast: The Marines of August was a New York Times bestseller, and Brady's latest looks likely to follow in its footsteps. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
