The Aviators

Brotherhood of War, Book 8

By: W. E. B. Griffin

Narrated by: Eric G. Dove

Length: 13 hrs and 5 mins

Publisher's summary

It is 1964. The Vietnam War has begun to escalate, its new style of battle demanding new weapons and tactics and men who can use them. Overnight, it seems, the U.S. Army must scramble to create its first-ever Air Assault Division, a force critical to its chances of success, but the obstacles facing it are staggering: untrained men, mysteriously failing aircraft, vicious inter-service rivalries.

As the hostilities increase, the warriors and the women who love them are swept into the struggle, their personal and professional lives twisting and intertwining as they race against time — and the fortunes of war.

©2008 W.E.B. Griffin (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

Fun Read

Another excellent Griffin military novel. Most of it rings true to this old retired aviator. For the most part the narration was excellent but there were irritating things that detracted - mispronounced place names and military jargon - this is not unimportant because it brings the story to a jarring stop every time it happens. I suggest that all readers take the time to learn the correct pronunciations before recording or at least as he/she encounters an unfamiliar place name or acronym.

A non-military person narrating the book.

There are acronyms that need to get pronounced correctly. For instance, "DCSOPS" is not pronounced letter by letter. It's DCS Opps. Drives me crazy.

Another great one!

I have loved this series immensely, though a few of the books more than others, and this one is one of my favorites. A wonderful main character and story line. I hated for it to end!

I recommend stopping after the first 6 books

I assume anyone reading a review on book 8 has already read the first 6. If you haven't, I think it's a mistake to read book 8.

If you liked the first 6, you'll also enjoy the last 3 books, but frankly, I wish I hadn't read the last 3. They tarnished the overall enjoyment. The last 3 books are mostly about covert operations in the Congo and Argentina, and there is a lot of rehash and actual reprinting of excerpts from earlier books. And the number of action reports seem to continue to increase, rather than actual story-telling.

I was disappointed; it felt like the author was just trying to sell books based on the success of the first 6 books, and these were a tack-on to a series that he ended after 6 books.

The Behind the Scenes of The New Breed

I would not be surprised to learn that Griffin originally wrote The New Breed and The Aviators as a single novel that his editor suggested he break into two. It is essentially the same story told from the POVs of two separate groups of soldiers. Fit the two POVs together and you have a much more complete tale. The New Breed follows the men who went into the Congo to gain information and rescue hostages during a civil war and The Aviators tells the story of men who helped make the mission in The New Breed possible. It’s interesting to get the second perspective, but the novel is not as exciting as The New Breed was. It did, however, have a subplot about a soldier’s sister trying to steal a couple of million dollars from him that was the only part of the book I remembered from the first time I read it more than 20 years ago.

EGD rocks

Doce is fricken masterful. great story great narration hands down
best voice out there
good stuff

Great book, the characters are amazing.

Another outstanding book and storyline. I am sure I will be listening to this one again

The Brotherhood Of War Novels

This story and the novels that preceded it are excellent. The character development is such that you really come to know and care about them. I have read this series of novels several times over the last 40 years. Whenever I sit down to enjoy the story again I feel like I'm visiting old friends.

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Sad to see it end

Great series, I found myself rewiinding for either the actions of the interesting characters or for the creative prose from the author. Craig Lowell is one of the most interesting characters to be created