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Novel by David Ekardt
 

                          

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The adventure begins!

From the humble beginnings in Peg Mullan's Beefsteak Tavern, better known as Tun Tavern, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Marine Corps sprung forth to become the premiere fighting force of the world.

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Tun Tavern 1775

Follow the action-packed stories of Marines from the Continental Marines of 1775  to the present day. The first story begins with Sean Taggert who joins the Marines in the first days at the urging of his friend and founder of the Marines, Sam Nicholas.  From the hectic days of finding recruits and training them, to the attack on New Providence, the first amphibious landing of the Marines.  Sean Taggert and his Marines embark on an adventure that takes them to sea on the Osprey.

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Osprey Reborn

They battle both the British and a hurricane on the Atlantic. The young Marine Corps is recalled to join with Washington's Army fighting in the cold winter of 1777 in an effort to protect the capitol, Philadelphia.

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Marines attack at Princeton, New Jersey

The Marines find themselves pitted not only against the British, but also the Hessian Jeager Corps, ruthless mercenaries that rape, pillage and plunder the New Jersey countryside. As spring warms the remaining army and Marines, Sean and his men take on a special mission that takes them once again to the warmer climes in a heroic rescue mission of French nationals that will ultimately bring France in on the side of the Fledgling nation in its fight for freedom.

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The Rescue

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