W.E.B. Griffin: Badge of Honor Series, Three Complete Novels, Books 1-3: Men in Blue, Special Operations and The Victim [Hardcover]

W.E.B. Griffin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 30, 1996

Three gritty and suspenseful novels from the Badge of Honor series--Men in Blue, Special Operations, and The Victim--appear in an unabridged omnibus edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 617 pages
• Publisher: Putnam Adult (April 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0399141529
• ISBN-13: 978-0399141522
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,281 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

W.E.B. Griffin is the author of more than thirty epic novels in five 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 counter-intelligence 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, commander of the U.S. Constabulary. In 1951, Mr. Griffin was recalled to active duty for the Korean War, interrupting his education at Phillips University, Marburg an der Lahn, Germany. In Korea he earned the Combat Infantry Badge as a combat correspondent and later served as acting X Corps (Group) information officer under Lieutenant General White. On his release from active duty in 1953, Mr. Griffin was appointed Chief of the Publications Division of the U.S. Army Signal Aviation Test & Support Activity at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Mr. Griffin is a member of the Special Operations Association, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American Legion, the Army Aviation Association, and the Armor Association. He was the 1991 recipient of the Brigadier General Robert L. Dening Memorial Distinguished Service Award of the U.S. Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association, and the August 1999 recipient of the Veterans of Foreign Wars News Media Award, presented at the 100th National Convention in Kansas City. He has been vested into the Order of St. George of the U.S. Armor Association, and the Order of St. Andrew of the U.S. Army Aviation Association, and been awarded Honorary Doctoral degrees by Norwich University, the nation's first and oldest private military college, and by Troy State University (Ala.). He was the graduation dinner speaker for the class of 1988 at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He has been awarded honorary membership in the Special Forces Association; the Marine Corps Combat Correspondents Association; the Marine Raiders Association; and the U.S. Army Otter & Caribou Association. He is the co-founder, with historian Colonel Carlo D'Este, of the William E. Colby Seminar on Intelligence, Military, and Diplomatic Affairs. Mr. Griffin's novels, known for their historical accuracy, have been praised by The Philadelphia Inquirer for their "fierce, stop-for-nothing scenes." "Nothing honors me more than a serviceman, veteran, or cop telling me he enjoys reading my books," Mr. Griffin says. Mr. Griffin divides his time between the Gulf Coast and Buenos Aires.

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fast avenue to an addiction, August 27, 1999

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This review is from: W.E.B. Griffin: Badge of Honor Series, Three Complete Novels, Books 1-3: Men in Blue, Special Operations and The Victim (Hardcover)

If you have never read WEB Griffin you should be warned that his series are addictive. I generally finish one of his books late at night and want to start another immediately. Mr. Griffin is a grand story teller with a special touch with his characters. If you start this series plan on completing the series and moving onto the next one!

5.0 out of 5 stars special ops, June 23, 2000

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This review is from: W.E.B. Griffin: Badge of Honor Series, Three Complete Novels, Books 1-3: Men in Blue, Special Operations and The Victim (Hardcover)

I just read special ops and am now ordering the rest of the badge of honor series.It's an easy and excellent read.An extremely hard book to put down.

1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Payne's..............Lawwww!, July 27, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: W.E.B. Griffin: Badge of Honor Series, Three Complete Novels, Books 1-3: Men in Blue, Special Operations and The Victim (Hardcover)

These are some very good cop stories--not as deep as Wambaugh or Caunitz, but just as good as most TV cop shows. Plus, it's good to see other cities besides New York, San Francisco, Chicago or LA show up in police stories. Like "Homicide's" Baltimore. Or Philadelphia in this series. Every aspect of police work of the '70s covered is believable, but there's one major flaw. A rookie cop whose personal car is a Porsche? That's like the detective on the tube who drove a Rolls! Plus, did Griffin ever allow for the fact that the average gumshoe is going to resent the hell out of the rate of rich kid Matt Payne's advancement on the force?