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Published in USA
Jun 2006
320 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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The Battle of the Atlantic is at its peak. Packs of German U-boats are hunting down and sinking U.S. supply ships, and ships are being burned at their moorings in U.S. ports - is it accident or is it sabotage? Meanwhile, Allied forces are secretly preparing to invade first Sicily and then Italy. As the war heats up, Wild Bill Donovan's agents, answerable only to the president, find themselves battling on two fronts at once-and fate is just about to deal them a surprise.
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"This is pretty much all show and no go, but readers who have a strong interest
in WWII home-front history should be satisfied." - Publishers Weekly.
"Despite the ending (somewhat flawed by a rushed and jarring), Saboteurs
is good entertainment and the fast-paced and exciting novel Griffin's readers
have come to expect." - Library Journal.
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W.E.B. Griffin (William E. Butterworth III) is
the author of thirty-six epic novels in six 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 counterintelligence
training at Fort Holabird, Maryland and was assigned 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 ...
Full Biography
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