The Corps Semper Fi Review

I have read and re-read The Corps series as well as, all of Griffin's works. If I tried to pick the best book of this series I would be hard pressed to do so. I decided to review Book One, Semper Fi, since it introduces almost all of the major players in the series. Griffin the best-selling author of the BROTHERHOOD OF WAR SERIES has moved into other areas. He now writes about the Marine Corps, the OSS during WWII, Homeland Defense, and the Philadelphia Police Department. I recommend not only individual books Griffin writes but all of his series as well. I have read some of these books twenty-five times. When Griffin adds a new book to his series, I read the whole series starting with the first one. I read these books usually twice a year. Griffin writes for an individual target audience, but his books are read my many others. I graduated from a small Baptist college in Mississippi, and my books were passed around and read by many students as well as instructors. Once the reader gets past the language the books are a good read. Since I am a retired US Army Special Forces Senior Sergeant. I understand the language and how many of the soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen talk. Semper Fi is written around three main characters that are in every other book in the series. A reader unfamiliar with the military can get a good understanding of life in the military, the loneliness, politics, love, hate, professional jealousy, and family problems. The protagonist is Kenneth McCoy, a twenty-one year old marine. In this book, alone McCoy advances from a PFC, to corporal, and then attends Officer Candidate School and becomes a Second Lieutenant who is involved with the Marine Intelligence program. Griffin writes the book in such a way that the readers get into the book and feel like a part of the story. Griffin's writing form, which by the way, gets better with each book and series. Griffin entices the reader to want more and read the next book in his series. I have waited for up to two years for the next installment. As a military historian I am able to pick out a few mistakes here and there, but the mistakes do not deter interest from the context of the series. I sincerely hope that this review will make you want to try Griffin's books and read them. I actually have multiple copies of most of the books.