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Overview

The spectacular new book in New York Times-bestselling author W.E.B. Griffin's Honor Bound saga of World War II espionage.

Wars come to an end. But then new ones begin. Just weeks after Hitler's suicide, Cletus Frade and his colleagues in the OSS find themselves up to their necks in battles every bit as fierce as the ones just ended. The first is political-the very survival of the OSS, with every department from Treasury to War to the FBI grabbing for its covert agents and assets. The second is on a much grander scale-the possible next world war, against Joe Stalin and his voracious ambitions. To get a jump on the latter, Frade has been conducting a secret operation, one of great daring-and great danger-but to conduct it and not be discovered, he and his men must walk a perilously dark line. One slip, and everyone becomes a casualty of war.

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W.E.B. Griffin's Honor Bound series enters a new phrase in this action-packed installment co-authored by William E. Butterworth IV. Adolph Hitler is dead and buried outside his bunker, the World War in Europe all but over, but there is no rest for Cletus Frade and his weary OSS buddies. Not only is the agency being raided by other departments for its personnel, its depleted staff must now cope with the furtive activities of former ally Joseph Stalin's clandestine agents. Victory and Honor races from one world war to what threatens to be the next.

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Diehard fans will best appreciate Griffin's slow-moving sixth Honor Bound novel, which picks up where The Honor of Spies (2009), also co-written with son Butterworth, left off in the spring of 1945. Lt. Col. Cletus Frade of the OSS, besides trying to prevent Nazis from fleeing to Argentina, is concerned with the survival of the soon-to-be-disbanded OSS and increasing tension with the U.S.S.R. The action-starved plot takes nearly 100 pages to get underway, and when it does, the drama is sporadic, choppy, and interrupted by lots of macho camaraderie. An intriguing subplot mentioned early on—a rogue Nazi U-boat that escaped Allied detection and is now chugging toward Japan with atomic secrets on board—goes nowhere. Frade, for his part, is his usual pushy, smart-alecky self and most likely destined to be a higher-up in the OSS's successor, the CIA. Techno-thriller fans will relish the detailed descriptions of weapons and aircraft. (Aug.)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780399157554
  • Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication date: 8/9/2011
  • Pages: 320
  • Sales rank: 28,234
  • Series: Honor Bound Series , #6
  • Product dimensions: 6.70 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 1.20 (d)

Meet the Author

W. E. B. Griffin
W. E. B. Griffin

W.E.B. Griffin is the author of six bestselling series.
William E. Butterworth IV has worked closely with his father for a decade, and is the coauthor of eight previous books with him, most recently The Outlaws and The Spymasters.

Biography

With more than 40 million books in print in more than 10 languages, bestselling novelist W.E.B. Griffin enjoys a well-deserved reputation as a master of the military thriller.

Griffin began his career not as a writer but as a military man like the type he would eventually make millions writing about. After growing up in both New York City and the Philadelphia suburb of Wallingford, Pennsylvania, Griffin took the step in 1946 that -- little did he know at the time -- would set the course for his literary life: He enlisted in the United States Army. After finishing basic training, he went through counterintelligence instruction at Fort Holabird, New Jersey, and was assigned to the Army of Occupation in Germany under Major General I. D. White, commander of the U.S. Constabulary.

In 1951, while attending Philips University, in Marburg an der Lahn, in Germany, Griffin was recalled to active duty during the Korean War. He again served under General White, both at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and in Korea, where he earned the Expert Combat Infantry Badge and served as a combat correspondent and as acting X Corps (Group) information officer. Upon his release from active duty in 1953, Griffin was appointed chief of the Publications Division of the Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at the Army Aviation Center, Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Although he first wrote under various pen names, Griffin didn't begin writing his bestselling string of military novels until he was well into his 50s. His first Brotherhood of War novel, The Lieutenants, was published in 1982 and touched off Griffin's well-known reputation for writing with historical accuracy and fascinating detail. Publishers Weekly noted that this first novel "captures the rhythms of WW II army life... in an absorbing account of life among military men." Griffin would go on to pen additional books in the Brotherhood of War sequence and to launch other bestselling series -- including The Corps, Badge of Honor, Honor Bound, and Men at War, among others.

While Griffin's public persona is a bit of an enigma -- he's not one to make the talk show rounds -- it's clear that he both knows and appreciates his readers, especially his fellow military men. On his official web site, Griffin reflects, "Nothing honors me more than a serviceman, veteran, or cop telling me how much he enjoys reading my books."

Good To Know

Griffin was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy in Military Fiction from Norwich University.

He was vested in the Order of St. George by the U.S. Armor Association.

Griffin addressed the Corps of Cadets for the United States Military Academy.

    1. Also Known As:
      William Edmund Butterworth III (real name); Alex Baldwin, Webb Beech, Walter E. Blake, Jack Dugan, John Kevin Dugan, Eden Hughes, James McDouglas, Allison Mitchell, Edmund O. Scholefield, Blakely St.
      W.E.B. Griffin
    2. Hometown:
      Coppell, Texas
    1. Date of Birth:
      November 10, 1929
    2. Place of Birth:
      Newark, New Jersey

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  • Posted July 3, 2011

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    Enjpyable

    In 1945, as the Axis powers were heading to defeat, OSS. Lieutenant Colonel Cletus Frade fears the politicians and the American people will want to turn isolationist in a sort of Fortress America. He knows the OSS mission is winding down as the agency is to soon be disbanded even as he and others try to prevent the Nazis from escaping to Argentina where they are welcomed. Also a U-boat is heading to Japan with atomic bomb secrets.

    However, Frade's biggest concern is the Soviet Union at a time when OSS agents are being offered employment by the other federal alphas. As Frade works a top secret operation to ascertain what Stalin plans to do now that his Red Army has entered Berlin, he and his agents know the risk they take because if something goes wrong their country will slaughter them as combat casualties just when the third world war is beginning to heat up.

    The third Griffin-Butterworth collaboration and sixth Honor Bound WW II espionage thriller (see Death and Honor, and The Honor of Spies) reads for the first third of the novel more like a non-action historical setting the environment of the switch from combat to "peace". That overly extended opening is fascinating but also slower than a glacier. The story line picks up speed especially following Frade and his dedicated men working in the field against what appears to be the next hostility while many back home and some in the cold desert the sunken OSS agency sort of like contemporary employees leaving base closure locations rather than move.

    Harriet Klausner

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  • Posted October 7, 2011

    Too Damn Short

    While I enjoyed every minute of reading this book, at 222 pages, there were not nearly enough minutes. William Butterworth IV seems more interested in cranking out fodder to bring in cash than satisfying his father's loyal reader's craving for history, chivalry and escape. Many times in this book I thought there was so much more to say: Peter takes off to Pomerania to see his people, then nothing more about that trip. Tio Juan's entourage flies to Berlin for clandestine reasons - but what were they? Were these story lines so short because WB4 could think of nothing more to say or was it because what was written was culled by an editor? Having read everything WEB Griffin has written and having recently read Under Fire, Corps Series #9, I am disappointed by what this book lacks in comparison.

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  • Posted August 28, 2011

    Do not recommend!

    I have enjoyed the series by W.E.B. Griffin and have read almost all. I was disappointed in this offering as it: A: Was too short! 220 pages compared to 4-500 pgs of his other books. B: Spent too much time rehashing the previous books and plots. C: Did not develop the main focus of the book; birth of the CIA D: Ended prematurely There seems to a definite degradation of the writing style with the collaboration of his son. Perhaps it would be better to develop the story more rather than rush to get it out!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 30, 2011

    Glorified Short Story!

    As a loyal reader of Griffins' books, this one was very disappointing. The length of this book is only one of the issues. The confusion of characters names and incorrect references pertaining to earlier books in the series is also disappointing. I find it hard to believe that senior wrote this book.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 14, 2011

    dont bother !!!

    having read every book written by w . e . b . , i can honestly say that this book was probabiy written by someone who did nothing other than plagerize previous HONOR BOUND SERIES books . who really wrote this book .

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  • Posted August 12, 2011

    Not Griffin

    Very disappointing I do not believe Senior wrote this

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  • Posted August 10, 2011

    A pleasant casual read, an improvement, but not a deep/expansive work.

    I was originally going to wait, but ended up purchasing an electronic version of the book on a whim a bit past midnight. A few hours - and one book - later, I finally looked up from my reader to see the first signs of daylight appear outside my window.

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    PROS:
    --- Flows well. - While reading it, I don't have an urge to skip entire parts. The writing flows smoothly and makes you interested in wanting to turn each page as quickly as possible so you can find out what's next. For me, "The Outlaws" was a book that didn't flow well and which I wanted to skip whole sections, only to force myself to read it hoping that it would get better (hint: it didn't). That thankfully was not a problem with this book.


    CONS:
    --- Limited / Tightly Focused Story - The story and plot is a lot more focused compared to previous books in this series. It almost seems (or is) linear in terms of what happens and what is being told. In previous books you'd have different sides, action happening simultaneously in different regions, etc. In this novel, it's almost entirely one side and following a group of people in a linear fashion. You get a much more limited view and much more limited action. There's also no major twists or mysteries.

    --- Limited Characters Involved - This novel primarily focuses on a handful of characters with a small supporting cast. True, most stories only have a few main characters, but compared to previous novels in the Honor Bound series, the amount of character involvement diversity is a lot smaller. I guess one way to explain the difference is that in previous novels you might get at least a few pages (if not dozens) on the action or words of minor characters. In this novel, you'd get sentences instead (if at all).

    --- Too short! - Ok, this might just be the age-old problem where the fan just wants more and more. However, let's do a strict page count comparison using Amazon's hardcover page count figures. This book has a page count of 320 pages. Compare that to "The Outlaws" in Dec. 2010 with 432 pages (although I'd take 320 good pages over 432 mediocre pages any day!). Further compare that to 464 pages in "The Vigilantes" in Aug. 2010 or 528 pages in "The Hunters"... I think you get the picture. This book is 100 pages (1/3rd the current length!) shorter than recent releases and nearly 200 pages (2/3rds the current length!) shorter than older releases, which probably makes this one of the shortest works released by W.E.B. Griffin that was part of his main series.

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    For me, I read works by authors like W.E.B. Griffin for casual pleasure. If I have a good time while reading it and am smiling while I reflect upon it right after, I'm happy. To be honest, it was only while writing this review that I fully grasped the parts of the book that I felt were lacking as they were not issues or concerns while I was reading. Hence, despite its shortcomings, I gave it 4 stars.

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    DO NOT GET:

    If this will be your first W.E.B. Griffin book or your first book in the Honor Bound series, I strongly suggest you get one of his earlier works. It's probably best if you start out at the beginning of a series (both because all those books are great, but also because it'd give you a chronological progression of events as you inevitably acquire more of his works).

    GET:

    If you're a long time fan, if you read previous books in the series and want to find out what happens, or if you have

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  • Anonymous

    Posted December 2, 2011

    AR1

    Boring thru 3/4 of book, last 1/4 was interesting. Like all series, time takes a toll as interesting storyline begins to get stale.

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  • Posted September 9, 2011

    Good but wanted more

    The book just jumped in with the end of the war in europe. It was as if we need to finish but it left out what was going on with several earlier plot lines. Left me wanting more.

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  • Posted August 15, 2011

    Forget it!

    I was extremely disappointed in this offering from Griffin. It took me less than two days to read it. I was bored. It was repetitious. I would not recommend this book to anyone. If there is a #7 to the Honor Bound Series, I have it is more informative and exciting than #6!

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  • Posted August 12, 2011

    Adequate Read-as an Expanded Short Story

    The basic story is a truncated version of previous Frade adventures. Griffin has apparently gone to short versions of previous books in this series. There were too many threads not followed up on and left dangling. Definitely not what I expected from W.E.B. Griffin, basically just an expanded short story. Disappointed in this author now-and in the $$$ of this thing.

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    Posted April 23, 2012

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  • Anonymous

    Posted August 22, 2011

    Typically W E B Griffin...GREAT!

    In the Griffin tradition...the honor, integrity and bravery of the cast of characters is inspiring. The story, by the way, is as usual, terrific. I may be a little biased but i believe that this, as all other of the author's books, mean a great deal to all of us that served in the military.

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  • Posted August 19, 2011

    Too short!

    My only complaint with Mr. Butterworths (Griffin) latest book is it is too short! I have read and own every single one of his books and he continues to keep me waiting for his next, but this is way too short as compared to his usual writing. Read this one in a single day.

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