As the Congo erupts in violent rebellion in 1964, old faces and new find themselves swept into a maelstrom of danger as the United States becomes more and more deeply involved. Husbands and wives, generals, colonels, and cocksure privates find that there is now not only a new breed of soldier, but a new breed of war—sudden, savage, played by no rules ever known before. To learn it, the men of the brotherhood must risk everything, but when the summons comes, they are ready to answer the call...
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"I enjoy most of Griffin's work. The Brother hood of War and The Corps are my favorites of his series."
— Bill (4 out of 5 stars)
“The New Breed is absorbing, salted-peanuts reading. Mr. Griffin is an Army veteran himself, and his proficiency on the word processor convinces one that old soldiers never die, they just write away.”
— New York Times“[A] hard-hitting narrative.”
— Publishers Weekly" Learned about the history of certain branches of the Army that I was clueless about during those years of history. "
— Barbara, 10/27/2013" Very disappointed. Usually with Griffin's books I can't put them down, this was actually a chore to finish. "
— Bob, 9/24/2013" Great new addition to his series---read it years ago "
— J.W., 9/1/2013" The same old bunch -- Generals and Colonels, this time saving the Congo. "
— Alan, 3/11/2013W. E. B. Griffin (1929–2019) was the author of military and detective fiction, including several New York Times bestsellers in his Brotherhood of War, Badge of Honor, Men at War, The Corps, and Honor Bound series. He also wrote many novels under various pseudonyms. He was invested into the orders of St. George of the US Armor Association and St. Andrew of the US Army Aviation Association, and he was made a life member of the US Special Operations Association, among many others.
Eric G. Dove is a multiple Earphones Award–winning narrator, and his credits include more than one hundred audiobooks. He is also an accomplished musician and a budding author, who published Ghosts of Royston in 2013. He is a graduate of Ohio State University.