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Brotherhood of War #3
The Majors
Dien Bien Phu. Saigon. Hanoi. In 1954, they were only exotic names from a French campaign halfway around the world. But now American fighting men--proven on the bloody beaches of Normandy and in the minefields of Korea--are summoned to help beat back the guerilla forces of Ho Chi Minh. To some, the "secret" war in Indochina was the depth of folly. To others, like the Majors, it pointed to the heights of glory...
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First published January 1, 1983
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About the author
W.E.B. Griffin
351 books1,298 followersW.E.B. Griffin was one of several pseudonyms for William E. Butterworth III.
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin was the #1 best-selling author of more than fifty epic novels in seven series, all of which have made The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and other best-seller lists. More than fifty million of the books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian.
Mr. Griffin grew up in the suburbs of New York City and Philadelphia. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. After basic training, he received counterintelligence training at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major General I.D. White, commander of the U.S. Constabulary.
In 1951, Mr. Griffin was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, interrupting his education at Phillips University, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany. In Korea he earned the Combat Infantry Badge as a combat correspondent and later served as acting X Corps (Group) information officer under Lieutenant General White.
On his release from active duty in 1953, Mr. Griffin was appointed Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Mr. Griffin was a member of the Special Operations Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Army Aviation Association, the Armor Association, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society.
He was the 1991 recipient of the Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, and the August 1999 recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, presented at the 100th National Convention in Kansas City.
He has been vested into the Order of St. George of the U.S. Armor Association, and the Order of St. Andrew of the U.S. Army Aviation Association, and been awarded Honorary Doctoral degrees by Norwich University, the nation’s first and oldest private military college, and by Troy State University (Ala.). He was the graduation dinner speaker for the class of 1988 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
He has been awarded honorary membership in the Special Forces Association, the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, the Marine Raiders Association, and the U.S. Army Otter & Caribou Association. In January 2003, he was made a life member of the Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware.
He was the co-founder, with historian Colonel Carlo D’Este, of the William E. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. (Details here and here)
He was a Life Member of the National Rifle Association. And he belongs to the Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pensacola, Florida, chapters of the Flat Earth Society.
Mr. Griffin’s novels, known for their historical accuracy, have been praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their “fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes.”
“Nothing honors me more than a serviceman, veteran, or cop telling me he enjoys reading my books,” Mr. Griffin says.
Mr. Griffin divides his time between the Gulf Coast and Buenos Aires.
Notes:
Other Pseudonyms
* Alex Baldwin
* Webb Beech
* Walker E. Blake
* W.E. Butterworth
* James McM. Douglas
* Eden Hughes
* Edmund O. Scholefield
* Patrick J. Williams
* W. E. Butterworth
* John Kevin Dugan
* Jac
From the Authors Website:
W.E.B. Griffin was the #1 best-selling author of more than fifty epic novels in seven series, all of which have made The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, and other best-seller lists. More than fifty million of the books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian.
Mr. Griffin grew up in the suburbs of New York City and Philadelphia. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. After basic training, he received counterintelligence training at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major General I.D. White, commander of the U.S. Constabulary.
In 1951, Mr. Griffin was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, interrupting his education at Phillips University, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany. In Korea he earned the Combat Infantry Badge as a combat correspondent and later served as acting X Corps (Group) information officer under Lieutenant General White.
On his release from active duty in 1953, Mr. Griffin was appointed Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Mr. Griffin was a member of the Special Operations Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Army Aviation Association, the Armor Association, and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Society.
He was the 1991 recipient of the Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, and the August 1999 recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, presented at the 100th National Convention in Kansas City.
He has been vested into the Order of St. George of the U.S. Armor Association, and the Order of St. Andrew of the U.S. Army Aviation Association, and been awarded Honorary Doctoral degrees by Norwich University, the nation’s first and oldest private military college, and by Troy State University (Ala.). He was the graduation dinner speaker for the class of 1988 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
He has been awarded honorary membership in the Special Forces Association, the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, the Marine Raiders Association, and the U.S. Army Otter & Caribou Association. In January 2003, he was made a life member of the Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, and the State of Delaware.
He was the co-founder, with historian Colonel Carlo D’Este, of the William E. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. (Details here and here)
He was a Life Member of the National Rifle Association. And he belongs to the Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Pensacola, Florida, chapters of the Flat Earth Society.
Mr. Griffin’s novels, known for their historical accuracy, have been praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their “fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes.”
“Nothing honors me more than a serviceman, veteran, or cop telling me he enjoys reading my books,” Mr. Griffin says.
Mr. Griffin divides his time between the Gulf Coast and Buenos Aires.
Notes:
Other Pseudonyms
* Alex Baldwin
* Webb Beech
* Walker E. Blake
* W.E. Butterworth
* James McM. Douglas
* Eden Hughes
* Edmund O. Scholefield
* Patrick J. Williams
* W. E. Butterworth
* John Kevin Dugan
* Jac
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May 1, 2022
The story concenues with lying banana helicopter developed to cary troops and used by french in Algieria, used in the dual role of assault transport and medical evacuation.And with a few of our heroes being air dropped into Dien Bien Phu.
108 helicopters were delivered to the French army.
Became the first helicopter to fly continuously through the United States.
It reminded me of "Air America",and of history that was the reason for Ameircan suport to enter the war. First Indochina War. Comunists, left wing extreme fanatics with mindseds of vilians that is set 100% difrend to ordinary right wing thinking person of our civilization, or any other civilization. That begining scene in "We where soldeirs"( the book is exqusite too , btw)
Fighting between French forces and their Việt Minh opponents in the south dated from September 1945. And Battle of Mang Yang Pass, that was one of the bloodiest defeats of the French Union forces.
To keep it simple it was help to a freiend in peril, for common stragle again evil dogmatic left wing doings that is always an and to world, classical world. Kiling, hunger, colectivistaion, bestiality, lack of morality, suprime rulle of tyrany and madnes with grogginess.
In Vitentmam people where trained sometime by right wing veterans, but overall propagada keept left wing comnistic ideas to live by, as suposed wining idea of all. In reality is burden to outsiders, whole world, and doom to not only comunistys but eveyone, if not stoped in the embryo.
108 helicopters were delivered to the French army.
Became the first helicopter to fly continuously through the United States.
It reminded me of "Air America",and of history that was the reason for Ameircan suport to enter the war. First Indochina War. Comunists, left wing extreme fanatics with mindseds of vilians that is set 100% difrend to ordinary right wing thinking person of our civilization, or any other civilization. That begining scene in "We where soldeirs"( the book is exqusite too , btw)
Fighting between French forces and their Việt Minh opponents in the south dated from September 1945. And Battle of Mang Yang Pass, that was one of the bloodiest defeats of the French Union forces.
To keep it simple it was help to a freiend in peril, for common stragle again evil dogmatic left wing doings that is always an and to world, classical world. Kiling, hunger, colectivistaion, bestiality, lack of morality, suprime rulle of tyrany and madnes with grogginess.
In Vitentmam people where trained sometime by right wing veterans, but overall propagada keept left wing comnistic ideas to live by, as suposed wining idea of all. In reality is burden to outsiders, whole world, and doom to not only comunistys but eveyone, if not stoped in the embryo.
June 8, 2020
Another return to old friends. Lowell and Felter are majors. Felter is somewhat downplayed in this novel having very little story dedicated to him and even Craig Lowell while not taking a backseat does share a lot of the book with Ed Greer a former sergeant, former warrant officer now a lieutenant and the army violating the Key West agreement and arming their helicopters. Again this isn't highbrow literature, it's a step up from pulp but pulp like Edgar Rice Burroughs, Danny Dunn and the Tom Corbett Space Cadet series are where I got my love of reading. There's nothing wrong with quick, easy to read and relate to fiction. Onward!
November 13, 2023
Morally Hazardous
The Majors opens with Americans supporting the French in the First Indochina War, but unlike its predecessors, these world events are practically irrelevant to the plot. Concerned solely with the careers of the returning cast, these misfits are good people, but their flaws result in career-limiting acts that contrasts this novel from those of the ladder-climbing Horatio Hornblower and its ilk. I’ve been bothered that a character-driven series will make its main character more despicable with each passing book, and this novel doesn’t correct that trajectory.
The principled and clever Felter is demoted to a supporting character for the second time, and I lament the waste. He joins a diverse background cast, all of whom guest star in dedicated chapters, but their contribution to the story is limited to sudden bursts. Lacking an overall plot other than the machinations and internal politicking of the US Army, the story devolves into petty concerns akin to corrupt garrisons occupying territory. There’s a meta-warning about the degradation of an army at rest, but I doubt that was the author’s intent.
The Majors focuses on Lowell’s handsome, wealthy and politically connected life. His lack of self-control endangers his career through avoidable incidents. Once again, his powerful patrons rescue the unapologetic soldier. He’s fallen far from his fairy tale-esque role — a Prince rescuing Ilsa’s damsel in distress — and has turned into a playboy sleeping his way through married women. The author dares to present the deadbeat father as a victim of temptresses; now that’s showing unconscious bias.
The portrayal of women has hit rock bottom. Of the three viewpoints, two concern wives on the path of cuckolding their husbands. The final one is a teenager who is such a seductress she practically rapes an invalid. I come across as much harsher than the story deserves, as it’s a small percentage of the overall novel and my summaries concentrate the vitriol. But when presented with this body of evidence alongside all the vixens pursuing Lowell and his helpless dick, I’d be embarrassed to recommend this novel.
Not Recommended, with Reservations.
The Majors opens with Americans supporting the French in the First Indochina War, but unlike its predecessors, these world events are practically irrelevant to the plot. Concerned solely with the careers of the returning cast, these misfits are good people, but their flaws result in career-limiting acts that contrasts this novel from those of the ladder-climbing Horatio Hornblower and its ilk. I’ve been bothered that a character-driven series will make its main character more despicable with each passing book, and this novel doesn’t correct that trajectory.
The principled and clever Felter is demoted to a supporting character for the second time, and I lament the waste. He joins a diverse background cast, all of whom guest star in dedicated chapters, but their contribution to the story is limited to sudden bursts. Lacking an overall plot other than the machinations and internal politicking of the US Army, the story devolves into petty concerns akin to corrupt garrisons occupying territory. There’s a meta-warning about the degradation of an army at rest, but I doubt that was the author’s intent.
The Majors focuses on Lowell’s handsome, wealthy and politically connected life. His lack of self-control endangers his career through avoidable incidents. Once again, his powerful patrons rescue the unapologetic soldier. He’s fallen far from his fairy tale-esque role — a Prince rescuing Ilsa’s damsel in distress — and has turned into a playboy sleeping his way through married women. The author dares to present the deadbeat father as a victim of temptresses; now that’s showing unconscious bias.
The portrayal of women has hit rock bottom. Of the three viewpoints, two concern wives on the path of cuckolding their husbands. The final one is a teenager who is such a seductress she practically rapes an invalid. I come across as much harsher than the story deserves, as it’s a small percentage of the overall novel and my summaries concentrate the vitriol. But when presented with this body of evidence alongside all the vixens pursuing Lowell and his helpless dick, I’d be embarrassed to recommend this novel.
Not Recommended, with Reservations.
August 1, 2013
Probably no time in history has been as advantageous for military careers as that following the Second World War. Young officers and men entered the services to fight a war and upon its conclusion the world and the position of the United States in that world had changed forever. The balance of world power shifted from Western Europe and moved to the Soviet Union, China and to the United States. With the defeat of Germany and Japan, the world soon formed new scrimmage lines based on two new ideologies, democracy/capitalism and totalitarianism/communism and these lines stretched through many countries, causing constant friction and unrest. Greece, Palestine, Korea and Vietnam flared up and the United States stepped in an attempt to extinguish the fires of war. When an active war wasn’t being waged, the cold war and arms race kept all the peoples of the earth on the edge of their seats. W.E.B. Griffin continues the epic of four army officers that easily rise to every challenge as they advance in rank. He does a wonderful job in explaining military life and the all encompassing occupation of war.
Four officers, from very different milieus, are followed as they gradually rise through the ranks with the common dream of achieving coveted general stars. With the air force as a separate service, the book traces the evolution from fixed-winged aircraft to rotary craft as a direct support vehicle for army ground forces. The book (and indeed the entire series) is simply fascinating. I warmly recommend it to everyone.
Four officers, from very different milieus, are followed as they gradually rise through the ranks with the common dream of achieving coveted general stars. With the air force as a separate service, the book traces the evolution from fixed-winged aircraft to rotary craft as a direct support vehicle for army ground forces. The book (and indeed the entire series) is simply fascinating. I warmly recommend it to everyone.
October 22, 2013
Vietnam is just a name to most Americans as this book opens, but it won't remain that way.
I like these books and have pretty much read them back to back as I got them. They do a very good job of telling an inside the military story...albeit from mostly an officer's point of view.
If you know anything about the history of the period you know that Griffin now and then is a bit...creative. Still it's called historical fiction for a reason. These people become very real to the reader as he/she follows their stories. From the Lieutenants through each book Griffin keeps their personalities true.
I (as I suppose will be true for others, especially if they lived through it) can't read about Vietnam without an emotional reaction. Here Griffin walks a good line. I won't try to express what he does...that's why he wrote the book.
There are a few drawbacks to the series, though what I would call a drawback may be just the thing other readers like...so, do yourself a favor and try this series.
I recommend it, it's good.
I like these books and have pretty much read them back to back as I got them. They do a very good job of telling an inside the military story...albeit from mostly an officer's point of view.
If you know anything about the history of the period you know that Griffin now and then is a bit...creative. Still it's called historical fiction for a reason. These people become very real to the reader as he/she follows their stories. From the Lieutenants through each book Griffin keeps their personalities true.
I (as I suppose will be true for others, especially if they lived through it) can't read about Vietnam without an emotional reaction. Here Griffin walks a good line. I won't try to express what he does...that's why he wrote the book.
There are a few drawbacks to the series, though what I would call a drawback may be just the thing other readers like...so, do yourself a favor and try this series.
I recommend it, it's good.
July 19, 2018
In general, no pun intended, I like this series and I am a fan of multiple WEB G series. But this is one of the weaker entries. There are a few action scenes, but mostly it is Army politics and the transition of the cavalry into the air cavalry. And I get the desire to accurately portray what Southerners were thinking like in that era (and maybe still today, unfortunately), but the amount of n-words thrown around in the thoughts of one white woman in particular is so excessive as to be distracting.
If I was to do it over again I would just skip this one. And I wish the author would have made this book about the second half of the Korean conflict instead of skipping ahead. We end up spending very little time in that significant and deadly war.
If I was to do it over again I would just skip this one. And I wish the author would have made this book about the second half of the Korean conflict instead of skipping ahead. We end up spending very little time in that significant and deadly war.
August 29, 2016
This one doesn't even have a war in it, just some part where a few of the major characters get shot down in Indochina and have to kill their way out. Instead, the book chooses to follow the Army's off-model decision to arm helicopters, which violated an agreement they had with the Air Force, who Griffin paints as being somewhere between an indignant ROTC unit and a club of mentally handicapped Cub Scouts. The best parts of this one are the parts with the sex, as Griffin gets to tell in detail the story of alcoholic marriage sex and the umpteenth first-time-for-both-of-us two minute stuff. "Are these still your favorite teats" is a line. That's a line. Good line!
September 15, 2025
The story continues. Includes the development of weaponizing helicopters.
December 7, 2018
The third installment of the “Brotherhood of War” series. As I’m reading these, I’m enjoying them so much that I’m really not stopping and reflecting much upon completion. As soon as I finish one book, I literally pick up the next and continue. That’s a good thing. It means the story is compelling and I’m not getting bored.
This leads me to conclude that there really isn’t many differences from book to book. The three main characters in this military saga seem to get promoted to the rank in the title of the book at some point, but that’s about it. There’s a lot of “military” obviously in these books, and the author is obviously trying to tell a story of how it really is or was.
Of all the books in this series so far, this had the least “war” in it. The majority of this story takes place in a small military camp in Alabama. The volume starts in 1954 during the French-Vietnamese conflict with a few of our heroes being air dropped into Dien Bien Phu. The particular event in our story happens rather quickly, however, and were quickly shifted stateside for the rest of the story.
If you were to be challenged to come up with some sort of background for this individual book, it would be quite difficult. The way I understand it (and forgive me, my military language might not be up to snuff), the army is working on a prototype helicopter that will a) be able to fight in combat – and – b) be large enough to carry a multitude of people – presumably to get them in and out of battle. During the Korean conflict, helicopters were introduced to combat, but they were only used to mainly transport the wounded to field hospitals. With this new project, there are a lot of politics and hurdles to overcome. Example: Shouldn’t the air force be spearheading this since helicopters, you know, fly?? Again, author Griffin is bringing real life scenarios to the pages.
Because there’s not a lot of actual fighting, there’s a lot more leisure time for our soldiers. We read about a lot of drinking. Maybe it’s because I’m not much of a drinker, but sheesh, you need a tally sheet to record all the references to soldiers and/or their wives “having a stiff drink” etc. There’s also a lot of sex in this book. Anytime we meet a new female character in one of these books, you can bet she’ll be having sex with one of the soldiers very shortly. You couple the sex factor with the drinking factor, and you have big problems that affect some of our main players. This was a bit too soap opera-ish for me, but these books move at such a fast pace, that the author really doesn’t give you much time to get bored.
Despite the fact that there is very little conflict in this particular installment, I still highly recommend the series. Do yourself a favor and ensure you read these books in order, however. It’s not necessary, but it’s highly advisable. Plus, as I’ve mentioned, all of the books are all quite enjoyable.
October 30, 2022
I took several months off from rereading this series before picking it up again with this book, but most of the characters were instantly familiar again. Griffin takes his growing cast into the world of army helicopter development in the 1950s. The Air Force has and wants to keep control of all air power in the U.S. military, but the army is extremely concerned that the Air Force’s obsession with nuclear bombers is leaving them no energy (or even interest) in developing a helicopter force that can move troops in and out of combat areas. What’s worse, they are totally opposed to arming those helicopters, but many in the army are coming to believe that helicopters may serve a role similar to tanks in the next war. As if all of this isn’t enough, there continue to be problems with internal groups within the army (such as West Point graduates) who seem more interested in looking out for themselves than the good of the service. All of this creates lots of tension for Griffin’s heroes as they attempt to handle their various missions.
It's a good story that moves quickly, even if there is a little too much soap-opera-esq drama. The end scene, however, is one that I remembered well from the first time I read this series twenty or twenty-five years ago.
It's a good story that moves quickly, even if there is a little too much soap-opera-esq drama. The end scene, however, is one that I remembered well from the first time I read this series twenty or twenty-five years ago.
June 10, 2021
There's a quote I think usually attributed to Hitchcock, 'If you have good characters, you don't need plot'. This book tests the limit of that. The characters are interesting, well differentiated, have unique voices (mostly), and all that. But if you were to ask me to sum up the plot here it would be 'Army officers go about their business in peacetime'. The ending is very dramatic because it's a twist tragedy which comes somewhat out of nowhere, but it doesn't really feel like the book leads up to it, other than just in a causal sense of events leading to other events.
The book jumps around a lot in terms of the current character it's following, following a lot of new side characters this time which I doubt will return often. It also doesn't really feel like the existing protagonists really did a whole lot new or interesting for the bulk of it.
This is a weird series so far in that I think I'd rate the series as 4 stars but each individual book closer to 3. The books are just like really long chapters of the single story of the series, they really don't stand on their own at all, even compared to other continuous book series.
The book jumps around a lot in terms of the current character it's following, following a lot of new side characters this time which I doubt will return often. It also doesn't really feel like the existing protagonists really did a whole lot new or interesting for the bulk of it.
This is a weird series so far in that I think I'd rate the series as 4 stars but each individual book closer to 3. The books are just like really long chapters of the single story of the series, they really don't stand on their own at all, even compared to other continuous book series.
April 17, 2024
In The Majors, Lowell, MacMillon and Parker get involved in the early development of armed helicopters. This was controversial as the Army had agreed with the Air Force to not arm their choppers. Interservice rivalry is an amazing thing. There are less heroics in this episode. Sort of a career lull although Lowell gets shunted off to Algiers where is supposed to just observe the French Foreign Legion. But of course he gets involved in many rescues and wins the Croix de Guerre to add to his many rows of ribbons. Sgt. Greer, who jumped into Dien Bien Phu with Felter and MacMillon has a bigger roll in this volume. First he gets sent to helicopters which at this time in history is the poor stepchild of the army. He gets made a Warrant officer which gives the author a chance to explain the Warrant Officer system in detail. Then he gets sent to Algiers to replace Lowell who is off the Command and Staff college. Greer dumps his fiancee before leaving. She’s the daughter of the mayor of Ozark the small town outside the gates of Ft Rucker. She shows up in Algiers as a tourist and her tour bus gets blown up by terrorists. Greer shows up for the rescue. They marry. Lowell gets involved with his neighbor who is married to an elderly Senator. This becomes his downfall and General Black decides he has to leave the army. In a very easily predicted ending, Lowell again does something unbelievably audacious and General Black decides to keep him and assigns him to Ft Rucker along with Parker, MacMillon, newly minted Brigadier General Belmont and Major General Jiggs who was Lowell’s commander in Korea and one of his greatest admirers. By the time Vietnam rolls around these guys will no doubt all be top dogs in the Army as the Air Calvary (armed helicopters) become extremely important. Lowell is very happy he gets to stay in the army. He doesn’t want to be a mortgage banker. He had some fun showing off how comfortable he is by buying an Aero Commander and flying it all over the place. Felter, by the way, is now Counselor to the President. I’m curious how they are going to get him back into Army action. On to the Colonels.
February 6, 2018
always love Griffin's work
I probably have read this series a dozen times over the years. The story is familiar, and the characters so well developed that they feel like old friends. You will laugh with them, get pissed off at them, even maybe cry with a 4 star general. But you will also learn to honor those who serve, from the newest private (or a WOC to be tthfrown at a wabbit ) to the Generals who make decisions that affect the lives they know and care about.
Thanks Mr. Griffin, for writing them
I probably have read this series a dozen times over the years. The story is familiar, and the characters so well developed that they feel like old friends. You will laugh with them, get pissed off at them, even maybe cry with a 4 star general. But you will also learn to honor those who serve, from the newest private (or a WOC to be tthfrown at a wabbit ) to the Generals who make decisions that affect the lives they know and care about.
Thanks Mr. Griffin, for writing them
March 1, 2019
The third one and I loved it again. Cannot put it down. History, war, play, sex and romance, what more could you ask for? Sad when Edward Greer was killed performing the demonstration with the “big bad bird“. Curious to see if major Craig Lowell have more of a relationship with his son. Hopefully eventually they’ll have his son start to know his American side. Also like to see more of Parker the fourth and his wife Antoinnette.
May 10, 2022
W.E.B. Griffin in the third installment of the Brotherhood of War Series takes us to Algeria and the rise of small wars. With new warfare comes new methods of fighting them. Enter the versatility of air-mobile warfare and the rise of the helicopter. The previous cast of characters, Lowell, MacMillan, and Felter are tasked with planning for and fighting these wars. The enemies are brutal and infighting vicious.
July 26, 2018
My rating is based on strength and interest of the characters, the variety of locales and my personal affinity for history. At the end of the book, the reader isn't scratching his/her head asking, "where did the title come from?" I like to time-travel, and this book took me back to a slice of the 1950s.
August 15, 2020
The book was very good. I was upset that one of the characters died, but I guess that had to happen in order to hole onto one of the other characters.
The book was a little repetitive since I had read the three proceeding books. But to make it a stand alone novel history of what happened in the other books was required.
The book was a little repetitive since I had read the three proceeding books. But to make it a stand alone novel history of what happened in the other books was required.
June 3, 2021
I have lost track of the number of times I have read this book as well as this series. Yet I still laugh at the right places and shed a tear when required. This book is an outstanding read with vivid detail.
January 31, 2023
Brotherhood of war
Interesting book series. But it is about the Army not the Marines, so I wonder what are all the 5 stars and Accolades for the Marines? Looks like a lot of reviews that may not be applicable!!!! But besides that I found it a interesting book.
Interesting book series. But it is about the Army not the Marines, so I wonder what are all the 5 stars and Accolades for the Marines? Looks like a lot of reviews that may not be applicable!!!! But besides that I found it a interesting book.
February 7, 2018
Love the series
July 17, 2018
4.5 stars for another excellent story featuring a cast of unforgettable characters. An “oldy” but “goody.”
Can’t wait to continue reading the next in this series.
Can’t wait to continue reading the next in this series.
October 21, 2018
Good read
A good follow on story, nothing to far fetched or silly. Humans acting human. The military is run by normal folks and this book shows that.
A good follow on story, nothing to far fetched or silly. Humans acting human. The military is run by normal folks and this book shows that.
December 14, 2019
Not bad, picked up in the middle of the group at library, the Colonels next
December 21, 2019
Possibly the greatest war series of all time. My father read this and passed it down to me. Great reading.
March 23, 2020
Defines perfectly the jobs of Majors which is more on staff work with an interesting twist.
August 1, 2020
Another good griffin read. Lowell keeps getting in trouble, and due to his fantastic working resume, and despite his off work issues, people keep bailing him out.
January 31, 2021
Fascinating portrayal
This man can tell a story, and has enough of a factual and historical sense that the story has a slight touch of reality. Thanks,
This man can tell a story, and has enough of a factual and historical sense that the story has a slight touch of reality. Thanks,
February 1, 2021
Griffin is a great storyteller. I think best to read in order so you know the backstory!
Great character development from book to book!
Great character development from book to book!
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August 2, 2021Great book. Author has the military pegged and writes well about it.
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