They were the professionals, the men who had been toughened by combat in the mine-laden fields of Europe, in Korea, in Greece, in Indochina. Now, in the twilight of a dying decade, they must return to the United States to forge a new type of American soldier--one to be tested on the beaches of Cuba
Brotherhood of War 04 - The Colonels
โ Scribed by W. E. B. Griffin
- Book ID
- 108981721
- Publisher
- Jove
- Year
- 1986
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 263 KB
- Series
- Brotherhood of War 4
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
They were the professionals, the men who had been toughened by combat in the mine-laden fields of Europe, in Korea, in Greece, in Indochina. Now, in the twilight of a dying decade, they must return to the United States to forge a new type of American soldier--one to be tested on the beaches of Cuba and in a new war yet to come...
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