COUNTER TERRORIST: The Explosive First~Person Account Of The Former Businessman And Olympic Athlete Who Became A "Soldier Of Democracy", Commanding World Attention With His Arrest As A Spy In Nicaragua.

Hall, Sam With Larry Hussman And Felicia Lewis

ISBN 10: 1556110499 / ISBN 13: 9781556110498

Published by NY. 1987. Donald I .Fine, Inc., 1987

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green hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. page 169 has a wrinkle, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. first edition. first printing ( # 1 in # line). 336p. b&w photo illustrations & maps. index. autobiography. biography. memoirs. american history. politics. espionage. covert operations. secret societies. CIA. contras. conspiracy theory. angola. cambodia. CMA. mercenaries. zimbabwe. el salvador. fatahland. israel. commandos. IDF. nicaragua. PLO. punte heute air base. sandinista secret service. john singlaub. oliver north. SWAPO. UNITA. vietnam war. yom kippur war. ~ This is the sensational but true first~person account of the checkered life of Sam Hall. Businessman, 1960 Olympic diving medalist, former state legislator (and brother of a U.S. Congressman), reformed drug addict and born~again Christian, he became a fighter against terrorists worldwide because "the thrills and the dangers mated with service to humanity and finally made me feel alive." Sam Hall's journey of self~discovery began when he quit his management job in his family's business and joined a U. N. peacekeeping mission in the Sinai, where he was trained by Israeli commandoes. Then began an action~filled, five~year career fighting terrorism~buying black market materiel, conning stuffy bureaucrats with falsified documents, illegally crossing borders, setting up a counter~terrorist rescue team, Free Lancers, and sustaining serious combat wounds along the way in such far~flung corners of the globe as Israel and Thailand, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, El Salvador and finally Nicaragua. It was in Central America that Sam Hall's skills in commando warfare were put to their most severe test, requiring him, as "Commandante Zulu," to lead rebel forces into Nicaragua for quick strikes against the enemy. While an "advisor" to the Contras, he crossed paths with such as General John Singlaub, Robert Owen and Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. Hall's no~holds~barred account of the United States' clandestine activities in Central America culminates with a full explanation of the events leading up to and immediately following his December, 1986, arrest and imprisonment by the Sandinistas and their charge that he was a U.S. spy, which brought to light internationally his long service in the secret war against terrorism. Counter~Terrorist is the sometimes shocking, often moving story of a man who lived to find his life's commitment.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: COUNTER TERRORIST: The Explosive First~Person Account Of The Former Businessman And Olympic Athlete Who Became A "Soldier Of Democracy", Commanding World Attention With His Arrest As A Spy In Nicaragua.
• Publisher: NY. 1987. Donald I .Fine, Inc.
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1556110499
• ISBN 13: 9781556110498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

A first-person account of a man who quit his management job in his family's business, joined a U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Sinai, and began a five-year career fighting terrorism

Reviews

At 45, Hall found that his life of excitement through Olympic sports, women, business success, and addiction to drugs and booze was not enough. Training with Israeli commandos introduced him to combat, and these thrills and risksmated with service to important causesgave him a sense of worth. Risking his life in Lebanon, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe was exhilarating, but his career ended with his 1986 capture in Nicaragua while spying for quasi-official U.S. agents. Either as a real-life adventure tale or as the story of the man behind an international incident, Hall's tale will appeal to readers. Mark K. Jones, Cincinnati, Ohio
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