W.E.B. Griffin

Author profile

born

November 10, 1929 in Newark, New Jersey, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.webgriffin.com

genre

Mystery & Thrillers, Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction

influences

Intelligence, U.S. Military, and Diplomatic Affairs.

About this author

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W.E.B. Griffin is one of several pseudonyms for William Edmund Butterworth III.

From the Authors Website:

W.E.B. Griffin is the author of thirty-six epic novels in six series, all of which have been listed on The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly and other best-seller lists. More than forty million of his books are in print in more than ten languages, including Hebrew, Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian.

Mr. Griffin grew up in the suburbs of New York City and Philadelphia. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1946. After basic training, he received counterintelligence training at Fort Holabird, Maryland. He was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany, and ultimately to the staff of then-Major General I.D. White...more

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Books by W.E.B. Griffin

Average rating: 4.05 · 34,664 ratings · 1,008 reviews · 66 distinct works

	Semper Fi (The Corps, #1) 4.17 avg rating — 1,670 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions	My rating:
	By Order Of The President (Presidential Agent, #1) 4.00 avg rating — 1,674 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions	My rating:
	The Hostage (Presidential Agent, #2) 4.03 avg rating — 1,569 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Call To Arms (The Corps, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 1,239 ratings — published 1987 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Captains (Brotherhood Of War, #2) 4.18 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — published 1982 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Lieutenants (Brotherhood Of War, #1) 4.15 avg rating — 1,226 ratings — published 1982 — 19 editions	My rating:
	The Hunters (Presidential Agent, #3) 4.05 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions	My rating:
	The Berets (Brotherhood Of War, #5) 4.18 avg rating — 956 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Counterattack (The Corps, #3) 4.11 avg rating — 978 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Majors (Brotherhood Of War, #3) 4.14 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions	My rating:

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Series by W.E.B. Griffin

The Corps (10 books)
by W.E.B. Griffin

4.14 avg rating — 9,490 ratings

Brotherhood Of War (9 books)
by W.E.B. Griffin

4.14 avg rating — 8,499 ratings

The Presidential Agent (7 books)
by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

3.98 avg rating — 6,781 ratings

Badge of Honor (10 books)
by W.E.B. Griffin

3.94 avg rating — 4,071 ratings

Men at War (7 books)
by W.E.B. Griffin, William E. Butterworth IV

3.88 avg rating — 3,097 ratings

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