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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780399154201
ISBN number: 0399154205
Label: Putnam Adult
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: June 26, 2007
Publishing house: Putnam Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 163130
Studio: Putnam Adult
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W. E. B. Griffin's iconoclastic OSS heroes face a historic challenge in the brand-new volume of the New York Times-bestselling series.
Critics and fans alike welcomed the return of the Men at War series with The Saboteurs. Now Canidy, Fulmar, and colleagues in the Office of Strategic Services face an even greater task-to convince Hitler and the Axis powers that the invasion of the European continent will take place anywhere but on the beaches of Nazi-occupied France. 'Wild Bill' Donovan's men have several tactics in mind, but some of the people they must use are not the most reliable-are, in fact, most likely spying for both sides-so the deceptions require layer upon layer of intrigue, and all it will take is one slip to send the whole thing tumbling down like a house of cards. Are the OSS agents up to it? They certainly think so. And then the body is found floating off the coast of Spain. . . .
Filled to the brim with action and character, The Double Agents is irresistible storytelling from a military master.
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I love historical fiction, especially of the WW2 genre. I read a lot of Griffin's books, despite telling myself I would stop after the very first three, due his, well, utterly boring and predictable style of writing. He seems to have some firsthand knowledge of military hierarchy and structure, but when it comes to other details about WW2, he makes the most unforgivable faux-pas. He does not do his homework and doesn't seem to employ anybody who could spot these awful blunders. It amazes me how often this seems to happen in literature and publishing - don't these people use experts to verify details beyond spelling and punctuation??
For example, in this book, he refers to the German "Jerrycans" as being surprisingly similar to the American version - well, duh... The jerrycan is called "JERRY - can" for the very obvious reason that it was a German design that was then copied (some say poorly) by the Allies.
And a P-38 Lightning does have two Allison engines, Mr Griffin - well spotted! But no, Mr Griffin, it does most certainly not have a "battery of 8 .50-caliber Brownings". It has 4 of those and a 20 mm cannon. Trust me, millions of people including small schoolboys know this and we get annoyed by these kind of mistakes as it undermines the whole authenticity of the story. There are countless other examples of these errors in his books.
And Mr Griffin does seem to have an obsession about the breasts of female characters, most of which are "magnificently" endowed or deserve at least some mention of this particular female feature...
Dry, predictable and plodding sums up the style.
For WW2 historical fiction I'd take an Alan Furst novel any day over Mr Griffin's.
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This is the very first Griffin novel I've read, and I apparently got very unlucky. Perhaps 30 or 40 pages of this novel serve to advance the fairly thin plot. The rest is painfully boring filler, to the point that I found myself skimming several times. There is very little here in terms or action or field operations. Most of the book revolves around things like Canidy's philosophies about espionage and love, or the mundane details and logistics behind running a covert spy operation.
I'll put it this way: if you think you might enjoy reading a long and detailed dramatization of how real spies might have decided what to write in the fake love letters they were planting on a corpse, or think you would enjoy reading the thorough character development of the woman chosen to write the letters, even though she's otherwise inconsequential to the plot, you will very much like this book. Otherwise, you may want to pass.
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i did truly struggle with a title for this review, while i enjoyed this book i tend to feel that the influences of W.E.B jnr is starting to take away from the original flavor of previous works.
while i realise that these books tend to be more focused on the behind the scenes wars commonly on the home front and small scale intelligence incursions; the latest novels have even more of a he-said-she-said flavor, too much looking back in other words and not enough real time.
it leaves me with little suspence and also the inserts of entire pages copied from previous novels without editing is tiresome and incredibly obvious.
to summarise, if your a fan of the W.E.B works you will get enjoyment out of this novel as Canidy comes into the spotligt once again, however this is a clear step away from the classic Griffin novels and the unique way in which they portray a story.
Jarrod
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I have read Griffin's every one of Griffin's books at least 3 times. He WAS an awesome writer, but this book was horrible. It is hard to believe he contributed anymore than his name to the front cover. It is sad to think there will never be anymore of his wonderful writing to look forward too.I will never read anymore of his future books but go back and start reading his old books all over again. Don't waste your money on this book, write me and I will send you mine. It will never occupy a spot subsequent to all the classics he wrote on my bookshelf.
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"Wild Bill" Donovan is holding a wild card. And it is about to be played in the shadows of the war-torn battlefields of World War II, with the planned Allied invasion of the European continent being the river card.
W.E.B. Griffin and William E. Butterworth IV continue the Men at War series with a meticulously paced novel through a chessboard of pieces; star power, political brokers, shady spies, anonymous heroes and a race against time to uncover the truth about a deadly weapon that can bring millions to their knees and decimate armies.
With deception possible after every move or hand dealt, Griffin and Butterworth IV deliver a welcome addition to the genre of military spy thrillers.
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