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Call to Arms

Call to Arms

by William E. Butterworth III

1987FictionUnited StatesWar storiesWorld War, 1939-1945Historical fiction
3.5
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First lines

Ensign E. H. Murphy, USN, had planned the flight of his Consolidated Aircraft PBY5 Catalina to Wake Island with great care.

About this book

The attack on Pearl Harbor swept America into the raging heart of the war. The stormy South Pacific presented a daring new challenge, and the men of the Corps were ready to fight. An elite fraternity united by a glorious tradition of courage and honor, the Marine Raiders were bound to a triumphant destiny. Now, the bestselling author of the acclaimed BROTHERHOOD OF WAR saga continues the epic story begun in Semper Fi. A story of lovers and fighters, leaders and heroes--the men of the United States Marine Corps...

Themes & subjects

FictionUnited StatesWar storiesWorld War, 1939-1945Historical fictionMidway Islands
First published 1987

Setting

United States20th century

About the author

William E. Butterworth III
William E. Butterworth III

November 10, 1929 – February 12, 2019

William Edmund Butterworth III, better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, is an American writer of military and detective fiction with 38 novels in six series published under that name. He has also published under 11 other pseudonyms and three versions of his real name (W. E. Butterworth, William E. Butterworth, and most recently William E. Butterworth III). - Wikipedia

Author

William E. Butterworth III

First published

1987

Pages

356

Read time

≈ 9h

Editions

14

Language

English

Publisher

Berkley Publishing Group

ISBN

9781501245824

Where to buy

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