This book dives into the abyss of what the clandestine services is all about. Reading this now you can still see the underhand things which have been conducted by not just foreign governments but also the United States. All in the name of freedom. To which I humbly agree with. Thank you all.

Incredibly interesting and very well written.

Now I know what was happening behind the scenes while serving in Special Forces units in Asia.

The word courage doesn’t cover what these men possess as character traits . Eye popping actions that surely shaped the modern world. Great read !

Really opens your eyes.

The writing is America from a different angle. I will recommend it highly. Minor detail misguidance kept the rating to four stars. In reference to the billboard celebrity of Che, the lack of explanation of why Fidel is noticeably missing but from decades old side street murals needed to be explained.

I was lucky enough to talk with Billy in his home on my 55th birthday, something I’ll never forget. As the author notes, it’s wall-to-wall with awards and personal notes from VIPs, including Bush 43. I’d visited with him twice before, but that time I soaked it all in for 3 hours. We’d had coffee together earlier at a nearby McDonald’s. I’ll always cherish that receipt :) This is an important book, the first of its kind as far as I know. The OSS and SOG guys—the pioneers of American black ops—surely have a modern equivalent, but John Plaster’s books, Billy’s own memoir (Hunting the Jackal), and this outstanding inside look, prove those men, as far as recorded history is concerned, were peerless.