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W. E. B. Griffin (1929–2019)

Autor de By Order of the President

183+ Obras 30,834 Miembros 363 Reseñas 52 Preferidas

Sobre El Autor

W. E. B. Griffin is one of eight pseudonyms used by William E. Butterworth III, who was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 10, 1929. He enlisted in the U.S. Army as a private in 1946 and was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany. He left the service in 1947 but was recalled to active mostrar más duty in 1951 because of the Korean War. After leaving the service for the second time, he remained in Korea as a combat correspondent. He was later appointed chief of the publications division of the Signal Aviation Test and Support Activity at the Army Aviation Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama. He received the Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association in 1991 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award in 1999. He wrote more than 200 books including the Brotherhood of War series, The Corps series, Badge of Honor series, Honor Bound series, Presidential Agent series, Men at War series, and A Clandestine Operations Novel series. Under his own name, he wrote 12 sequels in the 1970s to Richard Hooker's book M*A*S*H. His other pen names included Alex Baldwin, Webb Beech, and Walter E. Blake. He wrote over 20 books with his son William E. Butterworth IV. He received the Alabama Author's Award in 1982 from the Alabama Library Association. He died on February 12, 2019 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Series

Obras de W. E. B. Griffin

By Order of the President (2004) 963 copias
The Hostage (2005) 869 copias
Retreat, Hell! (2004) 690 copias
Semper Fidelis (1986) 677 copias
The Hunters (2007) 670 copias
The Lieutenants (1982) 664 copias
Behind the Lines (1995) 659 copias
Contraataque (1989) 650 copias
Under Fire (2002) 650 copias
In Danger's Path (1998) 649 copias
Special Ops (2001) 638 copias
The Shooters (2008) 630 copias
Black Ops (2008) 624 copias
Close Combat (1993) 620 copias
Battleground (1991) 611 copias
The Secret Warriors (1985) 589 copias
Line of Fire (1992) 589 copias
The Fighting Agents (1987) 588 copias
Secret Honor (2000) 573 copias
The Last Heroes (1985) 573 copias
The Colonels (1983) 568 copias
The Captains (1983) 567 copias
Llamada a Las Armas (1987) 567 copias
Honor Bound (1994) 566 copias
The Aviators (1988) 565 copias
The Soldier Spies (1986) 558 copias
The Saboteurs (2006) 554 copias
The Berets (1985) 551 copias
The Majors (1983) 546 copias
The New Breed (1987) 545 copias
Blood and Honor (1997) 533 copias
The Generals (1986) 515 copias
Final Justice (2003) 513 copias
The Double Agents (2007) 512 copias
The Investigators (1997) 506 copias
The Outlaws (2010) 483 copias
The Murderers (1994) 480 copias
Death and Honor (2008) 411 copias
Men in Blue (1988) 399 copias
The Traffickers (2009) 397 copias
The Assassin (1993) 386 copias
The Vigilantes (2010) 374 copias
The Honor of Spies (2009) 367 copias
Covert Warriors (2011) 351 copias
The Witness (1992) 344 copias
Special Operations (1989) 335 copias
Victory and Honor (2011) — Autor — 334 copias
The Victim (1991) 330 copias
Hazardous Duty (2013) 285 copias
Top Secret (2014) 280 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Maine (1972) — Autor — 277 copias
Empire and Honor (2013) 260 copias
The Spymasters (2012) 251 copias
The Last Witness (2013) 233 copias
The Assassination Option (2014) 229 copias
Deadly Assets (2015) 174 copias
Curtain of Death (2016) 168 copias
Broken Trust (2016) — Author. — 151 copias
Death at Nuremberg (2017) 151 copias
Leroy and the Old Man (1980) 134 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to New Orleans (1975) 120 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to London (1975) 120 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Paris (1975) 113 copias
The Enemy of My Enemy (2018) 110 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Las Vegas (1656) — Autor — 98 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Morocco (1975) 95 copias
The Hunting Trip (2015) 94 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to San Francisco (1976) — Autor — 93 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Hollywood (1975) 92 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Vienna (1900) — Autor — 80 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Texas (1656) — Autor — 78 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Moscow (1977) 68 copias
M*A*S*H Goes to Montreal (1977) — Autor — 67 copias
Rogue Asset (2021) 53 copias
Fast Green Car (1965) 18 copias
The Fastest Funny Car (1968) 15 copias
Grand Prix Racing (1967) 11 copias
The Wheel of a Fast Car (1969) 9 copias
Steve Bellamy (1970) 8 copias
The Corps, Books 1-10 (1960) 8 copias
Flunking Out (1981) 6 copias
Return to Daytona (1974) 6 copias
The Attack (2019) 6 copias
Return to Racing (1971) 6 copias
Moose, the Thing, and Me (1982) 6 copias
Stock Car Racer (1966) 6 copias
The Wiltons (1980) 5 copias
The Race Driver (1972) 5 copias
Orders to Vietnam (1968) 5 copias
L'il Wildcat (1967) 5 copias
Wrecker Driver (1979) 5 copias
Crazy to Race (1971) 5 copias
Next Stop, Earth (1978) 5 copias
Grand Prix Driver (1969) 5 copias
Under the Influence (1979) 4 copias
Stop and Search (1969) 4 copias
The Air Freight Mystery (1979) 4 copias
A Member of the Family (1982) 4 copias
The Court-Martial (1962) 4 copias
Black Gold (1975) 4 copias
Racing Mechanic (1970) 4 copias
Bryan's Dog (1967) 3 copias
Road Racer (1971) 3 copias
Tiger Rookie 3 copias
Fast and Smart (1970) 3 copias
Dateline: Talladega (1972) 3 copias
Redline 7100 (1968) 3 copias
Team Racer (1972) 3 copias
The Narc (1972) 3 copias
Yankee Driver (1973) 2 copias
Up to the Quarterdeck (1969) 2 copias
Badge of Honor, Books 1-8 (2003) 2 copias
The Tank Driver (1990) 2 copias
Sky-Jacked! 2 copias
Men at War, Books 1-7 (1997) 2 copias
The Selkirks (1982) 2 copias
Honor Bound, Books 1-7 (2014) 1 copia
Moving West on 122 (1970) 1 copia
Slaughter by Auto (1980) 1 copia
Race Car Team 1 copia
My Father's Quite a Guy (1971) 1 copia
[No title] 1 copia
Honor Bound Part 1 of 2 (1994) 1 copia
Special Ops [abridged] (2001) 1 copia
Men at War, Books 1-6 (2007) 1 copia
Mighty Minicycles (1976) 1 copia

Obras relacionadas

Stories from the Blue Moon Café (2003) — Contribuidor — 67 copias
Stories from the Blue Moon Café II (2003) — Contribuidor — 30 copias

Etiquetado

Conocimiento común

Nombre legal
Butterworth, William Edmund, III
Otros nombres
Butterworth, W. E.
Beech, Webb
Blake, Walker E.
Douglas, James McM.
Scholefield, Edmund O.
Williams, Patrick J. (mostrar todos 9)
Baldwin, Alex
Dugan, John Kevin
Hughes, Eden
Fecha de nacimiento
1929-11-10
Fecha de fallecimiento
2019-02-12
Género
male
Nacionalidad
USA
Lugar de nacimiento
Newark, New Jersey, USA
Lugar de fallecimiento
Daphne, Alabama, USA
Causa de fallecimiento
colorectal cancer
Lugares de residencia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gulf Coast, USA
New York, New York, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Educación
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Relaciones
Butterworth, William E., IV (child)
Butterworth, Emma Macalik (spouse)
Organizaciones
Special Operations Association
Veterans of Foreign Wars
American Legion
Army Aviation Association
Armor Association
Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (mostrar todos 12)
Special Forces Association
Marine Raiders Association
Police Chiefs Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
United States Army
Police Chiefs Association of Southern New Jersey
Police Chiefs Association of Delaware
Premios y honores
Combat Infantryman Badge
United States Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association (Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award, 1991)
Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award (1999)
United States Armor Association (Order of St. George)
United States Army Aviation Association (Order of St. Andrew)
Norwich University (Honorary Doctorate) (mostrar todos 7)
Troy State University (Honorary Doctorate)

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Debates

W.E.B. Griffin en Awful Lit. (agosto 2015)

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Obras
183
También por
2
Miembros
30,834
Popularidad
#643
Valoración
3.8
Reseñas
363
ISBNs
1,234
Idiomas
12
Favorito
52

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