Counterattack (The Corps Book 3)

Overall the plot proceeds at a reasonable pace , but this volume is primarily setting up some of the later books through the Griffin trademarked character development. If one is a fan (as I am) of this genre , then this is an intresting "must read" even tho' it is one of the least exciting books in the Corps saga.


Fascinating   July 14, 1999
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This third book of The Corps series is not as good as the first two. I found it dragged a little at times, but then I'd just finished reading the magnificent new WWII novel "The Triumph and the Glory", which knocked me right on my___ it was so good, which isn't easy to do, I've been a round the block once or twice. Read ALL of Griffin's books. They are without compare for depth of knowledge of military issues (for a novelist).


Not quite progressive enough   October 10, 1999
raleighp@mtneer.net (West Virginia)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful

I am just now getting accquainted with Griffin's Corp series, and overall I think it is very good. This is the 3rd in the series, and actually didn't progress any in relation to time and history. Griffin instead used the same period of time from book II and further developed characters, historical events and relationships. While this is not all bad, I was hoping to have progressed further in the story at books end. All in all, still a good read, and I have now started book IV, so I guess he did manage to further reel me in. Enjoy!


Another exciting offering in The Corps series...   December 13, 2001
K. Melissa Galyon (Rockwall, Texas)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

*Counterattack* is the third book in the popular Corps series by W.E.B. Griffin. Book 3 starts at the beginning of the Pearl Harbor attack on December 7, 1941, and follows the journey of servicemen not previously covered in *A Call to Arms* (book 2). Although, book three roughly covers the same period of time as book two, I was not disappointed at all in *Counterattack* and look forward to the next installment.

In *Counterattack*, Griffin follows the adventures of some unlikely heroes. Charlie Galloway and a buddy put a plane together out of spare parts once the Japanese have destroyed most of their own planes in Pearl Harbor and head out to assist the troops near Wake Island. Enlisted man Joe Howard becomes an officer and a gentleman after once giving into fear during the Pearl Harbor attacks. And of course, we meet up again with the notorious Lieutenant Kenneth J. McCoy, a.k.a. "Killer," and his gutsy girlfriend, Ernie Sage.

Griffin captures the human spirit in awesome and catastrophic moments in American history. If you're in need of a good dose of entertainment, grab a copy of this series.


Great Historical Fiction   August 6, 2005
Amy L (GA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

W.E.B. Griffin is a great writer of the historical fiction. He is able to weave historical facts with a little bit of fiction and keep the reader's interest with a great story. The whole Corps series from before WWII on in to the Korean War are connected so well that you could sit and read the whole series back to back in one sitting if you had the time.