Mission Compromised

by North, Oliver; Musser, Joe

• ISBN13: 9780805425505
• ISBN10: 0805425500
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: B&H

Summary

U.S. Marine Major Peter Newman, a highly decorated war hero, was content doing his job--leading troops into harm's way. He was good at it. But the White House had other plans for him.

When Newman is hand picked for a dangerous clandestine operation as the head of the White Houses Special Projects Office, his orders are clear--hunt down and eliminate terrorists before they attack the United States with weapons of mass destruction.

From the corridors of power in Washington to the heart of the Middle East,Newman finds himself on an assignment so sensitive that it is known only to a handful of officials as he becomes entangled in a nightmarish web of intrigue, revenge and betrayal.

When the mission is compromised, Major Newman embarks on a personal odyssey that threatens his life, morality, marriage and his loyalty to corps and country.

Author Biography

Oliver L. North is a combat-decorated Marine, a New York Times #1 best-selling author, founder of a small business, an inventor with three U.S. patents, a syndicated columnist, the host of a nationally syndicated daily radio show on the Radio America Network, and the host of War Stories on the FOX News Channel, yet claims his most important accomplishment as being "the husband of one and the father of four." North was born in San Antonio, Texas, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and served twenty-two years as a U.S. Marine. His awards for service in combat include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for valor, and two Purple Hearts for wounds in action. Assigned to the National Security Council Staff in the Reagan administration, LtCol. North was the U.S. government's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 1983-1986. He was involved in planning the rescue of medical students on the island of Grenada and played a major role in the daring capture of the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. After helping plan the U.S. raid on Muammar Gaddafi's terrorist bases in Libya, North was targeted for assassination by Abu Nidal, one of the world's deadliest assassins. North is also the founder of Freedom Alliance Joe Musser has authored or coauthored nearly forty books and more than twenty screenplays. He currently lives in Rockford, Illinois

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. xi
Glossary	p. xv
Prologue: The Assassins	p. 1
Duty Station: 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue	p. 15
Massacre in Mogadishu	p. 31
Vengeance Is Mine!	p. 64
The Special Projects Office	p. 77
Rachel	p. 98
Baghdad	p. 111
Andrews Air Force Base	p. 127
The Device That Betrays	p. 175
Learning Too Much	p. 197
Heating Up	p. 213
The Postcard	p. 229
The Mission Changes	p. 262
Mission Doubts	p. 293
Bartering Lives	p. 323
Mission Compromised	p. 357
Disaster!	p. 389
Closing the Door	p. 418
The Believer	p. 468
Ambush	p. 512
The Goode Messenger	p. 563
Epilogue	p. 595
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