He then invaded Kuwait in 1990, which prompted President George H.W. He began committing crimes against humanity shortly after he took power, firing off nerve agents and mustard gas during an eight-year war with Iran as well as using these weapons on his country’s own Kurdish population.
He spent 24 years in office, by most accounts terrorizing the public and letting the people live in poverty while he traveled from palace to palace. On December 13, the first part of that mission was accomplished, and Hussein’s reign came to an end. On March 20, 2003, the Iraq War commenced with a surge of U.S.-led troops and the explicit goal to take down Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and find his supposed weapons of mass destruction. His experiences in South East Asia formed the basis for '' The Green Berets.On December 13, 2003, the United States military captured Saddam Hussein. Afterward, Moore was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group on deployment to South Vietnam. Yarborough who insisted that Moore go through special forces training in order to better understand "what makes Special Forces soldiers 'special'." He trained for nearly a year, first at "jump school" before completing the ] or "Q Course", becoming the first civilian to participate in such an intensive program. Kennedy, Moore was allowed access to the U.S. Thanks to connections with fellow Harvard graduate, Robert F. Moore graduated from Harvard College in 1949. Army Air Corps, flying combat missions in the European Theater of Operations. Moore also co-wrote the lyrics with Barry Sadler for the Ballad of the Green Berets, which was one of the major hit songs of 1966.Īt the time of his death, Moore was residing in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (home to Fort Campbell and the 5th Special Forces Group) where he was working on his memoirs as well as three other books.ĭuring World War II he served as a nose gunner in the U.S. Army's Elite Special Forces Unit, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops Narcotics and International Conspiracy and, with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story.
was an writer best known for his books The Green Berets: The Amazing Story of the U.S. has fought since Septemthis book will be a valuable contribution to their research." when the historians try to put together the real facts of the two wars the U. Robin Moore gets the real story from these fighting men as only he can.ĭoris Kearns Goodwin calls "Hunting Down Saddam," "A fast and furious read. Action-packed and controversial, "Hunting Down Saddam" teems with inside information. The capture of Saddam Hussein is the defining event for this generation's military. * Exclusive interviews with key military leaders, including Colonel "Smokin' Joe" Anderson, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne (Screaming Eagles), who led the attack on Saddam's sons. * Candid accounts straight from the soldiers on the frontline, which have not been sanitized or filtered through the media, the military, or the Pentagon. * The first book to tell the whole story of the pursuit of Saddam, from pre-war to his capture.
"Hunting Down Saddam" contains up-to-the-minute material and provides never-before-heard accounts of the triumphs and frustrations, strategies and attacks, of those who put their lives at risk to track down Saddam Hussein. This authoritative and gripping narrative plunges the American public into the real and personal story of the United States forces in Iraq, and their successful maneuvers in capturing one of the most vicious dictators of our time.
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