W.E.B. Griffin

W.E.B. Griffin ist das Pseudonym von William Edmund Butterworth III, einem renommierten US-amerikanischen Autor von Militär- und Kriminalromanen. Er wurde am 10. November 1929 geboren und wuchs in den Städten New York und Philadelphia auf. Griffins Romane haben große Popularität erlangt, mit mehr als 50 Millionen Exemplaren, die in über zehn Sprachen übersetzt wurden, darunter Hebräisch, Chinesisch, Japanisch und Ungarisch.

Bevor Griffin in den Achtzigern als W.E.B. Griffin bekannt wurde, war er bereits ein produktiver Schriftsteller unter mehreren verschiedenen Pseudonymen. Seine Werke sind hauptsächlich in Reihen wie The Brotherhood of War, The Corps, Men at War, Badge of Honor, Honor Bound und The Presidential Agent series zu finden. Griffins Romane sind für ihre historische Genauigkeit bekannt, mit heftigen und unnachgiebigen Szenen, wie von The Philadelphia Inquirer gelobt.

Griffins persönliche Erfahrungen haben großen Einfluss auf sein Schreiben genommen. Er trat 1946 in die US-Armee ein, durchlief die Grundausbildung und das Gegenaufklärungstraining in Fort Holabird, Maryland. Er diente in der Besatzungsarmee in Deutschland und war Stabsmitglied des damaligen Generalmajors I.D. White, Kommandeur der US-Kavallerie. 1951 wurde er für den Koreakrieg reaktiviert, wo er das Combat Infantry Badge als Kriegsberichterstatter verdiente und später als Pressesprecher der X Corps (Group) unter Lieutenant General White diente. Nach seinem Militärdienst wurde er Leiter der Abteilung für Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Griffins Auszeichnungen und Ehrungen sind zahlreich, darunter der Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award der U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association und der Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award. Er wurde in die Orden von St. George der U.S. Armor Association und St. Andrew der U.S. Army Aviation Association eingeführt und mit Ehrendoktorwürden von Norwich University und Troy State University (Ala.) ausgezeichnet. Griffin ist Mitbegründer des William E. Colby Seminars for Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. Er teilt seine Zeit zwischen der Golfküste und Buenos Aires.
Badge Of Honor Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Men in Blue 1988
2 Special Operations 1989
3 The Victim 1991
4 The Witness 1992
5 The Assassin 1993
6 The Murderers 1994
7 The Investigators 1998
8 Final Justice 2002
9 The Traffickers 2009
10 The Traffickers (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2009
11 The Vigilantes (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2010
12 The Vigilantes 2010
13 The Last Witness (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2013
14 The Last Witness 2013
15 Deadly Assets 2015
16 Deadly Assets (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2015
17 Broken Trust 2016
18 Broken Trust (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2016
19 The Attack 2024
Brotherhood Of War Books
# Titel Jahr
1 The Lieutenants 1982
2 The Captains 1982
3 The Majors 1983
4 The Colonels 1983
5 The Berets 1985
6 The Generals 1986
7 The New Breed 1987
8 The Aviators 1988
9 Special Ops 2001
Clandestine Operations Books (with William E. Butterworth IV)
# Titel Jahr
1 Top Secret 2014
2 The Assassination Option 2014
3 Curtain of Death 2016
4 Death at Nuremberg 2017
5 The Enemy of My Enemy 2018
Honor Bound Books (with William E. Butterworth IV)
# Titel Jahr
1 Honor Bound 1994
2 Blood and Honor 1996
3 Secret Honor 2000
4 Death and Honor (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2008
5 Death and Honor 2008
6 The Honor of Spies (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2009
7 The Honor of Spies 2009
8 Victory and Honor (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2011
9 Victory and Honor 2011
10 Empire and Honor (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2012
11 Empire and Honor 2012
M*A*S*H Books (as William E. Butterworth III, with Richard Hooker)
# Titel Jahr
1 M*A*S*H 1968
2 M*A*S*H Goes to Maine 1972
3 M*A*S*H Goes to New Orleans 1975
4 M*A*S*H Goes to Paris 1975
5 M*A*S*H Goes to London 1975
6 M*A*S*H Goes to Morocco 1976
7 M*A*S*H Goes to Las Vegas 1976
8 M*A*S*H Goes to Hollywood 1976
9 M*A*S*H Goes to Vienna 1976
10 M*A*S*H Goes to San Francisco 1976
11 M*A*S*H Goes to Miami 1976
12 M*A*S*H Goes to Texas 1977
13 M*A*S*H Goes to Montreal 1977
14 M*A*S*H Goes to Moscow 1977
15 M*A*S*H Mania 1977
Men At War Books
# Titel Jahr
1 The Last Heroes 1985
2 The Secret Warriors 1985
3 The Soldier Spies / Give Me Liberty 1986
4 The Fighting Agents / Into Enemy Hands 1987
5 The Saboteurs 2006
6 The Double Agents 2007
7 The Spymasters 2012
8 The Devil's Weapons 2022
9 The Devil's Weapons (By: Peter Kirsanow) 2022
10 Zero Option 2024
11 Zero Option ( By: Peter Kirsanow) 2024
Presidential Agent Books
# Titel Jahr
1 By Order of the President 2004
2 The Hostage 2006
3 The Hunters 2007
4 The Shooters 2008
5 Black Ops 2008
6 The Outlaws 2010
7 The Outlaws (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2010
8 Covert Warriors (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2011
9 Covert Warriors 2011
10 Hazardous Duty 2013
11 Hazardous Duty (With: William E. Butterworth IV) 2013
12 Rogue Asset 2021
13 Rogue Asset (By: Brian Andrews, Jeffrey Wilson) 2021
14 Direct Action (By: Jack Stewart) 2025
The Corps Books
# Titel Jahr
1 Semper Fi 1986
2 Call to Arms 1987
3 Counterattack 1990
4 Battleground 1991
5 Line of Fire 1992
6 Close Combat 1993
7 Behind the Lines 1996
8 In Danger's Path 1999
9 Under Fire 2002
10 Retreat, Hell! 2003
Einzelromane
# Titel Jahr
1 No French Leave ( As: Webb Beech) 1960
2 No French Leave 1960
3 Comfort Me with Love ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1960
4 Comfort Me with Love 1960
5 Hot Seat 1961
6 Hot Seat ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1961
7 The Court-Martial ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1962
8 The Court-Martial 1962
9 Hell on Wheels ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1962
10 Hell on Wheels 1962
11 The Love-Go-Round ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1962
12 The Love-Go-Round 1962
13 The Girl in the Black Bikini ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1962
14 The Girl in the Black Bikini 1962
15 Where We Go From Here 1962
16 Where We Go From Here ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1962
17 Once More with Passion 1964
18 Once More with Passion ( As: Walker E. Blake) 1964
19 Warrior's Way 1964
20 Warrior's Way ( As: Webb Beech) 1964
21 Make War In Madness ( As: Webb Beech) 1965
22 Make War In Madness 1965
23 Stock Car Racer ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1966
24 Stock Car Racer 1966
25 Hunger for Racing 1967
26 Hunger for Racing ( As: James McM. Douglas) 1967
27 Helicopter Pilot ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1967
28 Helicopter Pilot 1967
29 Bryan's Dog 1967
30 Bryan's Dog ( As: Edmund O. Scholefield) 1967
31 Air Evac 1967
32 Air Evac ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1967
33 L'il Wildcat ( As: Edmund O. Scholefield) 1967
34 L'il Wildcat 1967
35 Redline 7100 1968
36 Redline 7100 ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1968
37 Orders to Vietnam ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1968
38 Orders to Vietnam 1968
39 The Wheel of a Fast Car 1969
40 The Wheel of a Fast Car ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1969
41 Fast Green Car / Flat Out ( As: James McM. Douglas) 1969
42 Fast Green Car / Flat Out 1969
43 Racing to Glory ( As: James McM. Douglas) 1969
44 Racing to Glory 1969
45 Stop and Search ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 1969
46 Stop and Search 1969
47 Marty and the Micro-Midgets / Micro-Midget Racer ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1970
48 Grand Prix Driver 1969
49 Moving West on 122 ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1970
50 Moving West on 122 1970
51 The Fastest Funny Car ( As: Patrick J. Williams) 1970
52 Marty and the Micro-Midgets / Micro-Midget Racer 1970
53 Fast and Smart ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1970
54 The Fastest Funny Car 1970
55 Fast and Smart 1970
56 Susan and Her Classic Convertible ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1970
57 Susan and Her Classic Convertible 1970
58 The Twelve Cylinder Screamer ( As: James McM. Douglas) 1970
59 Steve Bellamy ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1970
60 The Twelve Cylinder Screamer 1970
61 Crazy to Race ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1971
62 Steve Bellamy 1970
63 Crazy to Race 1971
64 Return to Racing ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1971
65 Return to Racing 1971
66 My Father's Quite a Guy ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 1971
67 Yankee Boy ( As: Edmund O. Scholefield) 1971
68 My Father's Quite a Guy 1971
69 Yankee Boy 1971
70 Road Racer ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1971
71 Road Racer 1971
72 Drag Race Driver ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1971
73 Drag Race Driver 1971
74 Team Racer ( As: Patrick J. Williams) 1972
75 The Narc ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1972
76 Team Racer 1972
77 The Narc 1972
78 Dateline: Talladega ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1972
79 Long Ride on a Cycle ( As: James McM. Douglas) 1972
80 Dateline: Talladega 1972
81 Long Ride on a Cycle 1972
82 Yankee Driver ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1973
83 Yankee Driver 1973
84 Sky-Jacked! ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1973
85 Sky-Jacked! 1973
86 Race Car Team ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1973
87 Dave White and the Electric Wonder Car ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1974
88 Race Car Team 1973
89 Return to Daytona ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1974
90 Dave White & The Electric Wonder Car 1974
91 Return to Daytona 1974
92 Black Gold ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1975
93 The Roper Brothers and Their Magnificent Steam Automobile ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1976
94 Black Gold 1975
95 The Tank Driver ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 1978
96 The Roper Brothers and Their Magnificent Steam Automobile 1976
97 Next Stop, Earth ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1978
98 The Tank Driver 1978
99 Next Stop, Earth 1978
100 The Hotel Mystery ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 1979
101 Under the Influence ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1979
102 The Hotel Mystery 1979
103 Slaughter by Auto ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1980
104 Under the Influence 1979
105 Slaughter by Auto 1980
106 Leroy and the Old Man ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1980
107 Leroy and the Old Man 1980
108 The Wiltons ( As: Eden Hughes) 1980
109 Flunking Out ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1981
110 The Wiltons 1980
111 Flunking Out 1981
112 The Air Freight Mystery ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1981
113 Hot Wire ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1982
114 The Air Freight Mystery 1981
115 Hot Wire 1982
116 The Selkirks ( As: Eden Hughes) 1982
117 A Member of the Family ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1982
118 The Selkirks 1982
119 Moose, the Thing, and Me ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1982
120 A Member of the Family 1982
121 Wrecker Driver ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1990
122 Moose, the Thing, and Me 1982
123 Wrecker Driver 1990
124 The Hunting Trip ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 2015
125 The Hunting Trip 2015
Sachbücher
# Titel Jahr
1 The High Wind 1971
2 The High Wind ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1971
3 Tires & Other Things ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1974
4 Tires & Other Things 1974
5 Careers in the Services 1976
6 Careers in the Services ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1976
7 Mighty Minicycles ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 1976
8 Mighty Minicycles 1976
9 Hi-Fi ( As: William E. Butterworth III) 1977
10 Hi-Fi 1977
Christina Van Bell Books (as Blakely St. James)
# Titel Jahr
1 Christina's Passion 1976
2 Christina's Quest 1976
3 A Song for Christina 1976
4 Christina's Hunger 1977
5 Christina's Rapture 1978
6 Christina's Desire 1978
7 Christina's Search 1978
8 Christina's Torment 1979
9 Christina's Surrender 1979
10 Christina's Sins 1980
11 Christina's Pleasure 1980
12 Christina Enchanted 1980
13 Christina's Ecstasy 1980
14 Christina's Treasure 1980
15 Christina's Promise 1980
16 Christina's World 1980
17 Christina's Bliss 1981
18 Christina's Virtue 1981
19 A Kiss for Christina 1981
20 Christina's Escape 1981
21 Christina's Obsession 1981
22 Christina's Temptation 1981
23 Christina's Nights 1981
24 Christina in Love 1981
25 A Star for Christina 1981
26 Christina's Delight 1982
27 Christina's Touch 1982
28 Christina's Conquest 1982
29 A Festival for Christina 1982
30 Christina's Awakening 1983
31 Christina's Fantasy 1983
32 A Diamond for Christina 1983
33 Christina's Thrills 1983
34 Christina's Secret 1983
35 Christina's Confessions 1983
36 Christina's Need 1983
37 Christina's Paradise 1983
38 Christina's Favorite 1983
39 Christina's Hideaway 1983
40 Christina's Voyage 1984
41 Christina's Escapade 1984
42 Christina's Craving 1984
43 Christina's Challenge 1984
44 Christina's Wager 1984
45 Christina's Technique 1984
46 Christina's Essence 1984
47 Christina's Mystery 1984
48 Christina's Hunt 1984
49 Christina's Sensation 1984
Tony Fletcher Books (as William E. Butterworth III, as W.E. Butterworth)
# Titel Jahr
1 Fast Green Car ( As: W.E. Butterworth) 1965
W.E.B. Griffin Anthologies
# Titel Jahr
1 Stories from the Blue Moon Café 2002
2 Stories from the Blue Moon Cafe II 2003