The Captains

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Summary: This book is OUTSTANDING.
Review: An informed, and detailed look into the careers of the military officers in the Korean war. Check out "the Duke" and his men racing to the link up point, and causing havoc for the enemy.Find out what S.T. Felter is doing, and see what MacMillan is doing now. But read the Lieutenants first and you will be greatly satisfied

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Summary: Korean War
Review: I finaly read "The Captains", the second "Brotherhood of War" book, and it is so far my favorite. The Korean War has started up and Cpt. Craig Lowell is called back to active duty as a tank commander. Through several misadventures, he eventually winds up a major at the age of 25 (realisticly impossable in today's Army). Meanwhile Capt. Felter is advancing nicely in his chosen feild, working as the Army's liaison to the CIA. Capt. MacMillian is being shoveled around as a great war hero, and no one wants him to get hurt, so this is very irritating to a war hungrey solider. This book is pretty solid, I read it in a brisk two nights. I love how eerything seemed to flow efforlessly, and the characterization is pretty dead on, especially brat Lowell. You may read about him and wonder how the Army tolerates people like him. Take my word for it, they just do. Being in war makes officials over look childish behavoir. If there is only one problem, it is that the succesion of rank is too improbable. I would have loved to have gone from Private First Class to a Major in six years. Oh well. Otherwise it has great action, from early tank defensives, to the Task Force Lowell, to the black ops mission at the end that puts Felter in mortal danger. I loved it.

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Summary: Good stuff.
Review: The Captains is another great one from the master, W.E.B. Griffin. I'm one of those guys who prefers the broader range of great war novels like "The Triumph and the Glory" or "The Naked and the Dead", or the Cornwell Sharpe or Aubrey/Maturin books, but The Brotherhood of War books are terrific in their own right and well worth reading, every one of them.

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Summary: Another great book!
Review: This was another excellent book! I highly recommend this series to anyone who is interested in or enjoys reading about the military. You should definitely read The Lieutenants first though, because the story is progressive. Can't wait to read the next in the series!

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Summary: The Captains
Review: This was the best book in the series. W.E.B. Griffin's most interesting character of the whole series has got to be Craig Lowell. The book was quite realistic and emotionally thrilling.

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Summary: Another Winner!
Review: W.E.B. comes through again with a hard hitting fast paced novel. While the entire Brotherhood of war series is a spectecular blend of military action, espionage, and drama The Captians is the pinnacle of the series. The life of Lowell sees so many ups and downs in this book it would make most men fall apart but Griffin portrays these situations so realistically that I couldn't help but feel I was right there and feeling the emotions running through me. The key here is believability and W.E.B. comes through with flying colors. Well Done. Do yourself a favor and read this series, and make sure you take your heart medication before reading this particular book.

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Summary: Excellent Series
Review: With Brotherhood of War, Griffin definitely wrote an excellent series. His candid description of people and events makes you believe that you are a part of the book as well. Once I started this series I read all eight books in record time. The Captains describes our protagonists time in Korea, as well as some very defining moments in the life of Caraig Lowell. Don't miss this one.