Sorceress of the Trade Winds

Autobiography. Poor French immigrant, granted secret US military clearance, had successful career bur lost his family. He contributed to various US military weapon systems during the cold war and to the Telstar Satellite project that launched the information age in 1962. He leaves a legacy to his grandchildren, as his daughter refuses him access to his granddaughters. Book has been compared to Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt.

Born in Marseilles, he immigrated to the US in 1948. Served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Spent 29 years with Western Electric, Bell Labs and AT&T International. Contributed to the engineering, testing and deployment of military systems, including the Safegard Anti-Ballistic Missile System at Kwajalein, in the Marshall Islands. Became a US delegate in the International Telecommunication Union, specialized agency of the U.N. Later, became chief technical advisor for the U.N. Development Program in Brazil.