Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism Contributor(s): Waugh, Billy (Author), Keown, Tim (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060564105 ISBN-13: 9780060564100 Publisher: William Morrow & Company OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Mass Market Paperbound - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: Special Forces and CIA operative Billy Waugh tells the inside story of hunting America's enemies and fighting on the frontlines against terrorism, while serving in special forces and the CIA for 50 years and in more than 60 countries. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Military - True Crime | Espionage - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: B |
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 4.1" W x 6.7" (0.30 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Spanning more than five decades, here is a riveting true account of fighting America's enemies around the world--told by the soldier/operative who was there I am not a hero. Billy Waugh has lurked in the shadows and on the periphery of many of the most significant events of the past half-century on active duty with U.S. Army Special Forces and the CIA fighting enemies of the United States. In Hunting the Jackal, this legendary warrior reveals the extraordinary events of his life and career, offering a point-by-point eyewitness account of the historical events in which he participated. Serving in Korea and Vietnam, Waugh was among the first Green Berets in 1963. He has helped train Libyan commandos in the Sahara Desert, while spying on Russian missile sites in Benghazi, and has worked against Caribbean drug runners. He was the first CIA operative to watch Osama Bin Laden in Khartoum "from a spot close enough to kill him had I been allowed," and tracked him over the course of two years. In 1994 he found the notorious Carlos the Jackal in Sudan, and tailed him until he was captured--a story that until now has never been told. And, just last year, at age 72, Waugh was on the ground in Afghanistan with a joint SpecForces/CIA unit. This is his remarkable true story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Keown, Tim: - New York Times bestselling author Tim Keown most recently cowrote Rick Harrison's License to Pawn, and was the cowriter of bestsellers Bad as I Wanna Be by Dennis Rodman and Beyond Belief by Josh Hamilton. Waugh, Billy: -Billy Waugh is still involved in Special Operations around the world. He lives in Florida. |