W.E.B. Griffin
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W.E.B. GRIFFIN is a nom de plume [one among several as you will note] for William E. Butterworth. Biographical information as well as a complete listing of Butterworth's published work can be found by clicking, William E. Butterworth. To go directly Butterworth's bibliography, click HERE.W.E.B. has captured the essence of what it means to be a Marine. Cap finds Griffin's style for weaving a storyline within events of historic significance to be enthralling, educating, entertaining and most of all absorbing. These books should be read by anyone who might like to know what happened during this turbulent time in world history and about the Marines who fought America's war.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book IX - Under Fire . New York: G.P. Putnam' Sons, 2002. [ISBN: 0-399-14788-8] -- Killer McCoy and Flem Pickering take on Douglas MacArthur and the complexities of the early stages of the Korean War and the brilliant Inchon Landing. Added to this new storyline, Pickering's son, Marine aviator 'Pick' Pickering is shot down behind enemy lines in his Corsair. Griffin continues the incredible Corps series of historical novels. We can only pray he continues to produce these exceptional stories.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book VIII - In Danger's Path . New York: G.P. Putnam' Sons, 1998. [ISBN: 0-399-14421-8] -- BGen Fleming Pickering, at the urging of the President, joins 'Wild Bill' Donovan's OSS and gathers up those Marines he trusts to plan and execute Operation Gobi Desert. The politics of powerful men with grand intentions comes into conflict with vital MAGIC secrets. 'Killer' McCoy, of course, does what he does best and fulfills the wishes of his mentor, Flem Pickering.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book VII - Behind the Lines. New York: Jove Books, 1996. [ISBN: 0-515-11938-5] -- guerilla operations behind the lines in the Philippines begins.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book VI - Close Combat. New York: Jove Books, 1993. [ISBN: 0-515-11269-0] -- the possibilities of taking the fight to the enemy begin to take shape.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book V - Line of Fire. New York: Jove Books, 1993. [ISBN: 0-515-11013-2] -- the tide of battle begins to shift as the Marines do what they do best.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book IV - Battleground. New York: Jove Books, 1991. [ISBN: 0-515-10640-2] -- the Battle of Guadalcanal rages in many dimensions.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book III - Counterattack. New York: Jove Books, 1987. [ISBN: 0-515-10417-5] -- the Battle of Guadalcanal begins.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book II - Call to Arms. New York: Jove Books, 1987. [ISBN: 0-515-09349-1] -- Pearl Harbor begins the nightmare of WW II.
Griffin, W.E.B. The Corps - Book I - Semper Fi. New York: Jove Books, 1986. [ISBN: 0-515-08749-1] -- introduction of a China Marine, 'Killer' McCoy, and the incorrigible Fleming Pickering, successful shipping magnate and former Marine.
W.E.B. GRIFFIN has opened a whole new line of historical fiction with his HONOR BOUND series. He has begun the tale for the Office of Strategic Services [OSS] what he has done for the Marine Corps and Army, as well as the Philadelphia Police Department.
Griffin, W.E.B. Honor Bound - Book III - Secret Honor. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. [ISBN: 0-399-14568-0] -- The third book in the Honor Bound series revolves around the continuing adventures of Major Don Cletus Howell Frade, USMC, ace fighter pilot and veteran of the Guadalcanal campaign as well as seconded special agent of the OSS in Argentina. As only WEB Griffin can tell, the story encompasses Don Cletus and his clandestine contact with a Luftwaffe fighter ace, Major Freiherr Hans-Peter von Wachstein, air attaché to the German Embassy in Argentina. As always, Griffin spins an enthralling story of courage, intrigue and honor. Any more information will ruin the story for you. Excellent!
Griffin, W.E.B. Honor Bound - Book II - Blood and Honor. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1997. [ISBN: 0-399-14190-1] -- Cletus Frade heads back to neutral Argentina in 1943 to bury his father, an influential Army colonel & potential future president, and carry out America's secret war against the Germans operating from the South American country.
Griffin, W.E.B. Honor Bound - Book I - Honor Bound. New York: Jove Publications, 1994. [ISBN: 0-515-11486-3] -- First Lieutenant Cletus Howell Frade, USMC, veteran fighter pilot, is enlisted by the OSS to make connection with the father he never knew and conduct America's secret war against the Germans in Argentina.
Originally published under the nom de plume of Alex Bladwin, this series tells the story of young men who served in a secret organization that would become the Office of Strategic Services [OSS] in the early days of WW II as the clouds of war darken for America before Pearl Harbor.
Griffin, W.E.B. Men At War - Book IV - The Fighting Agents. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2000. [ISBN: 0-399-14612-1] -- This latest installment in the Men at War series lives up to its title. Marine Major Dick Canidy, now an OSS operative in Europe must make some difficult on-the-stop decisions to save a critical strategic mission only to find himself in hot water with his boss, the legendary Colonel 'Wild Bill' Donovan. Dick's friend, fellow Flying Tiger, and equally accomplished fighter pilot, Captain James Whittaker, USAAC, finds himself going back into the Phillipines to link up with the [I just found out quite real] self-appointed, Bridadier General Wendell Fertig, USFIP.
Griffin, W.E.B. Men At War - Book III - The Soldier Spies. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1999. [ISBN: 0-399-14494-3] -- Canidy and Company prepare for the extraction of a key German scientist/engineer, Professor Fredrick Dyer, from the heart of Germany with the help of some friends. Mixed into this is a fictious version of the famous remote controlled bomber mission that claimed Joseph Kennedy, Jr's life.
Griffin, W.E.B. Men At War - Book II - The Secret Warriors. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1998. [ISBN: 0-399-14381-5] ] Original copyright by W.E.B. Griffin in 1985. -- Major Richard Canidy, USMC, ace fighter pilot and now reassigned to the Office of the Coordinator of Information as it becomes the Office of Strategic Services [OSS], the predecessor of the CIA, takes his next steps as a covert operative. Canidy, and his irreverant friends, take on various missions including one of the most important of the war...surreptitious acquisition of uranium ore from a French mine in the Belgian Congo.
Griffin, W.E.B. Men At War - Book I - The Last Heroes. New York: G.P. Putnam' Sons, 1985; reprint 1997. [ISBN: 0-399-14289-4] -- While this book is not quite up to the standard Griffin established in The Corps series, it is still an engaging and entertaining book. New characters are introduced at the beginning of 'Wild Bill' Donovan's Office of Strategic Services, the predecessor of the Central Intelligence Agency. It is always a treat to see history unfold through Griffin's characters & storytelling ability. Hotshot Marine fighter pilot, Richard Canidy, is pressed into secret service because of his childhood & long friendship with Eric Fulmar whose half-German heritage has given him unique access. The scent of German efforts to build the ultimate weapon release the hounds in pursuit & denial.
W.E.B. GRIFFIN is also the author of other popular series' of books:
