William Edmund Butterworth III, better known by his pen name W. E. B. Griffin, is an American writer of military and detective fiction with 38 novels in six series published under that name. He has also published under 11 other pseudonyms and three versions of his real name (W. E. Butterworth, William E. Butterworth, and most recently William E. Butterworth III). - Wikipedia
William E. Butterworth III
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American author (1929-2019)
| Born | November 10, 1929 |
| Died | February 12, 2019 |
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American author (1929-2019)
| Born | November 10, 1929 |
| Died | February 12, 2019 |
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Fiction, Fiction, general, Fiction, war & military, Fiction, historical, general, United States, Large type books, Fiction, men's adventure, World War, 1939-1945, World war, 1939-1945, fiction, Automobile racing, New York Times bestseller, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, History, Philadelphia (pa.), fiction, Fiction, thrillers, espionage, Payne, matt (fictitious character), fiction, Police, Fiction, historical, Juvenile fiction, Secret service, United States. Marine Corps, Fiction, espionage, Military History, United states, fiction, Fiction, thrillers, generalPlaces
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Pa.), Argentina, Congo (Democratic Republic), Mississippi, Uruguay, Vietnam, 1950-1953 Korean War, Alabama, Angola, Buenos Aires (Argentina), Daytona Beach, England, Florida, France, Germany, London (England), Mexican-American Border Region, New Orleans (La.), North America, Philippines, Soviet Union, TexasPeople
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945), Che Guevara (1928-1967), Ernesto Guevara (1928-1967), Franklin Roosevelt, Manhattan project, OSS, project overloard, wild bill donovanTime
20th century, 1968, Civil War, 1960-1965, 1943, 1945-1975, 1966, 1970, The Honor Bound series and The Corps are set (mostly) during WWII. Badge of Honor is present-day Philadelphia., World War IIID Numbers
- OLID: OL23338A
- GoodReads: 3930422
- ISNI: 0000000114692085
- IMDb: nm2872937
- Library of Congress Names: n2006016314
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): RAVV297444
- VIAF: 23613502
- Wikidata: Q2536700
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q2536700
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Alternative names
- W. E. B. Griffin
- W. E. Butterworth
- William E. Butterworth
- William E. Butterworth III
- Alex Baldwin
- Webb Beech
- Walter E. Blake
- James McM. Douglas
- Jack Dugan
- John Kevin Dugan
- W.E.B. Griffin
- Eden Hughes
- Allison Mitchell
- Edmund O. Scholefield
- Blakely St. James
- Patrick J. Williams
- William E. Butterworth (W.E.B.) Griffin
- St. James, Blakely.
- William E Butterworth
- Williams, Patrick J.
- Scholefield, Edmund O. pseud.
- Butterworth, William E., III
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- W.E.B Griffin
- Butterworth, W. E.pseud.) Griffin, W.E.B.
- W.E. Griffin
- W. E.B. Griffin
- William E. Butterworth (W.E.B. Griffin)
- W. E. B. Griff
- W.E. Butterworth
- Edmund O Scholefield
- Blakely St James
- Blakely St. james
- W. E Butterworth
- W. E. B Griffin
- W. E. B. GRIFFIN
- W E B. Griffin
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