American - Soldier | October 7, 1943 -
I'm still in touch with a lot people who continue to serve our country well.
Oliver North
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In my first book, Under Fire, I wrote that I revered Ronald Reagan. That was a dozen years ago. I still feel that way. I think he changed the world for the better for my children and my children's children.
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In World War II, the book you have in front of you, it was said and it is probably true, that there was not a single American who did not know the name of somebody serving in uniform.
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The terrorists that we are up against today do not rely upon cell phones and SAT phones and emails. They rely on couriers. You cannot intercept what a courier is telling somebody.
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Without any intended hubris, I've lead a pretty exciting life. What I've tried to do in Mission Compromised is draw on those experiences to create a sense of excitement and realism within the story.
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I was authorized to do everything that I did.
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God knows, we don't want prayer.
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One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people.
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Writers are storytellers. So are readers.
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The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American foreign policy.
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When you're told to go brief a United States senator on a covert operation, you go do it. And you trust the information isn't going to leak.
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I can remember as a young lieutenant being sent into the DMZ in the divided Vietnam, from North Vietnam.
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