''Men at War'' is a series of
World War II novels created by
W. E. B. Griffin in 1984. More recently, the series' newest novels were co-authored by his son, William E. Butterworth (under the name William E. Butterworth IV).
Originally, the series was written under the pseudonym of Alex Baldwin. Some editions of the books listing Baldwin as the author contain cover
blurb quotations, attributed to Griffin, praising the books (i.e., he is praising his pseudonymous work under another of his pseudonyms.)
The series revolves around the creation of the
Office of Strategic Services
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was the intelligence agency of the United States during World War II. The OSS was formed as an agency of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) to coordinate espionage activities behind enemy lines for all branc ...
- a precursor to the
CIA
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA ), known informally as the Agency and historically as the Company, is a civilian intelligence agency, foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States, officially tasked with gat ...
- by
William "Wild Bill" Donovan at the behest of
President Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (; ; January 30, 1882April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was an American politician and attorney who served as the 32nd president of the United States from 1933 until his death in 1945. As the ...
.
Novels in the series
*''The Last Heroes'' (also published as In The Line of Duty) (1984)
*''The Secret Warriors'' (also published as Covert Operations) (1985)
*''The Soldier Spies'' (also published as Give me Liberty) (1986)
*''The Fighting Agents'' (also published as Into Enemy Hands) (1989)
*''The Saboteurs'' (2007)
*''
The Double Agents'' (2008)
* ''The Spymasters'' (2012)
* '' The Devil's Weapons''(2022)
References
Office of Strategic Services in fiction
Novels set during World War II
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