Audio Book Description:
Two decades after the Civil War, first-generation Irish-American Zachary O`Hara, son of a legendary Marine and a force of a man in his own right, findshimself playing a critical roleas the very existence of the Marine Corps is being decided. If he can help persuade the Secretary of the Navy that theMarines will be crucial to America`s security in years to come - all the while hefting aheavy, secret weight in his heart - he`ll save the Corps andmake his career. But there`s an obstacle in his paththat this warrior hadn`t planned on. Amanda Blanton Kerr, the daughter of aruthless industrialist, is on amission of her own; passionate,obstinate, and whip-smart, she`s an heiress poised to blaze atrail for all women.
