The Lieutenants

When Joe recommended this book, I didn't want to read it because I thought it was another historical fiction book about war. This book is not about war at all, but about the characters Griffin masterfully creates. This book made me laugh nightly because of how it pokes fun of the military. If you've......more

When I started this book, I was hoping along the lines of a Shaara historical fiction, but found it more along the lines of the epic scope and multiple characters of a Michener or Clavell novel. I thought the verbiage was too technical. However, the farther I got into the book I found that Griffin's......more

Captivating-- This book -the first in the series- grabbed me like a narcotic--I knew I was hooked in the closing chapters and now own the entire series- to work my way through- I had just finished reading the Badge of Honor series-- so was lured to see if like most authors Griffin has spent himself......more

The first book in a great series about the military. WEB Griffin, actually Bill Butterworth, was a veteran who knew about what he wrote. The books ring with authenticity. I always appreciate him giving me a blurb for my very first book thirty years ago, Eyes of the Hammer, even though he didn't know......more

In Its Infinite Wisdom The Lieutenants is perhaps the worst-marketed novel I’ve picked up this year, with a milquetoast summary that tells you nothing about the plot or characters. Written in the ’80s about the careers of WW2-era soldiers, I prepared myself for dated ideas, unconscious biases and......more