The Captains

Griffin has found his stride in this novel. The Korean War starts and his protagonists from the last book, plus an African American lieutenant who played a small role in the first novel, all find themselves in harms way (or, in the case of the Medal of Honor winner, trying to get into harms way when......more

This book takes place almost entirely in the time frame of the Korean conflict. Unfortunately I don't know enough history to know how well events in the book match those that actually happened. Craig Lowell is a major center point of the novel. We follow him from time in the national guard where he......more

2nd book in a 9 book soap opera for boys. An enjoyable read, but a little shallow. I’m ready to move on to something more worthwhile now. Book two also becomes more homophobic as it goes along, culminating with the main character physically assaulting a “pansy” in a scene intended to be comic relief.......more

Turbulence Ahead Like its predecessor, The Captains has an oblique summary that reveals little more than the decade in which this historical fiction occurs. As the Korean People’s Army marches across the 38th parallel, the cast of The Lieutenants find themselves embroiled in the war. It’s an exci......more

Another winner from a master.......more