W.E.B. Griffin





W.E.B. Griffin

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

gender
male

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


About this author

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


Average rating: 4.05 · 34,664 ratings · 1,008 reviews · 66 distinct works
Semper Fi (The Corps, #1)
4.17 of 5 stars 4.17 avg rating — 1,670 ratings — published 1986 — 13 editions
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By Order Of The President (...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1,674 ratings — published 2004 — 16 editions
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The Hostage (Presidential A...
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 1,569 ratings — published 2005 — 15 editions
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Call To Arms (The Corps, #2)
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 1,239 ratings — published 1987 — 13 editions
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The Captains (Brotherhood O...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 1,171 ratings — published 1982 — 14 editions
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The Lieutenants (Brotherhoo...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 1,226 ratings — published 1982 — 19 editions
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The Hunters (Presidential A...
4.05 of 5 stars 4.05 avg rating — 1,095 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions
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The Berets (Brotherhood Of ...
4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 956 ratings — published 1985 — 9 editions
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Counterattack (The Corps, #3)
4.11 of 5 stars 4.11 avg rating — 978 ratings10 editions
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The Majors (Brotherhood Of ...
4.14 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 925 ratings — published 1983 — 12 editions
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More books by W.E.B. Griffin…
Semper Fi Call To Arms Counterattack Battleground Line Of Fire Close Combat Behind The Lines
The Corps (10 books)
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4.138461538461539 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 9,490 ratings
The Lieutenants The Captains The Majors The Colonels The Berets The Generals The New Breed
Brotherhood Of War (9 books)
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4.141781386045417 of 5 stars 4.14 avg rating — 8,499 ratings
By Order Of The President The Hostage The Hunters The Shooters Black Ops The Outlaws Covert Warriors
The Presidential Agent (7 books)
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3.980828786314703 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 6,781 ratings
Men In Blue Special Operations The Victim The Witness The Assassin The Murderers The Investigators
Badge of Honor (10 books)
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3.9410464259395726 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 4,071 ratings
The Last Heroes The Secret Warriors The Soldier Spies The Fighting Agents The Saboteurs The Double Agents
Men at War (7 books)
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3.879560865353568 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 3,097 ratings
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