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Name: Hunting the jackal
Author: Billy Waugh

Billy Waugh’s memoir offers an insider’s perspective on U.S. Special Operations across more than sixty countries. He recounts serving behind enemy lines in Vietnam, monitoring Osama bin Laden in Khartoum, and participating in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. His account includes the CIA’s covert effort that led to the capture of the early “terrorist celebrity” Carlos the Jackal, and provides a detailed, personal view of the courage, isolation, and relentless work that define espionage and special forces missions.

First publish date: 2004

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography

Authors: Billy Waugh

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