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Retreat, Hell!

The Corps • Book 10

by W.E.B. Griffin

Narrated by Dick Hill

4.48 ABR Score (6.2K ratings)
★ 4.4 Goodreads (4.7K) ★ 4.76 Audible (1.5K)
17h 53m Released 2012 Historical Fiction

Why Listen?

Dick Hill's gruff, measured delivery transforms this Korean War saga into something tactile and urgent—you feel the command tent tension and the frozen ground under soldiers' boots as much as you hear the plot unfold.

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About This Audiobook

Autumn 1950 finds the Korean conflict at a dangerous crossroads as Marines celebrate their breakthrough at Inchon while facing an uncertain future. General Douglas MacArthur pushes aggressively to cross the 38th parallel, creating explosive tensions with President Harry Truman's administration. Caught between these warring forces, Brigadier General Fleming Pickering struggles to navigate the political minefield while confronting a personal crisis that threatens to tear his world apart. The stakes couldn't be higher as military strategy collides with political reality in the unforgiving Korean theater.

Dick Hill delivers a masterful performance that captures both the intimate human drama and sweeping military scope of Griffin's tenth Corps installment. His seasoned voice brings gravitas to high-level strategic discussions while shifting seamlessly to convey the raw emotion of personal loss and sacrifice. Hill's precise pacing allows listeners to absorb the complex political machinations without losing the story's driving momentum. The audio format proves ideal for this richly detailed narrative, as Hill's nuanced delivery transforms battlefield reports and Washington power struggles into compelling, lived experiences that resonate long after the final chapter.