Warrior: Frank Sturgis—The CIA's #1 Assassin-Spy, Who Nearly Killed Castro but Was Ambushed by Watergate
Jim Hunt · Bob Risch
Apr 2011 · Macmillan + ORM
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The press called him a "real-life James Bond."
Fidel Castro called him "the most dangerous CIA agent."
History remembers him as a Watergate burglar, yet the Watergate break-in was his least perilous mission.
Frank Sturgis--using more than 30 aliases and code names--trained guerilla armies in 12 countries on three continents and spearheaded assassination plots to overthrow foreign governments including those of Cuba, Panama, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Warrior follows the shocking, often unbelievable adventures of Sturgis, brought to life by his nephew, Jim Hunt, who lived with Sturgis, and his co-writer, Bob Risch. Also included are never-before-seen personal photos of Sturgis and his compatriots.
Frank Sturgis was well-versed in a life of shadows: familiar to world leaders and underground kingpins, to spies and couterspies...Warrior is his story.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Fidel Castro called him "the most dangerous CIA agent."
History remembers him as a Watergate burglar, yet the Watergate break-in was his least perilous mission.
Frank Sturgis--using more than 30 aliases and code names--trained guerilla armies in 12 countries on three continents and spearheaded assassination plots to overthrow foreign governments including those of Cuba, Panama, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Warrior follows the shocking, often unbelievable adventures of Sturgis, brought to life by his nephew, Jim Hunt, who lived with Sturgis, and his co-writer, Bob Risch. Also included are never-before-seen personal photos of Sturgis and his compatriots.
Frank Sturgis was well-versed in a life of shadows: familiar to world leaders and underground kingpins, to spies and couterspies...Warrior is his story.
At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Helen Faria
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December 7, 2013
This is an excellent book, well researched and written. I will quote two paragraphs of my husband's review (hacienda publishing): "Who was this Frank Sturgis? a young, World War II Marine charging the beaches in the South Pacific, Okinawa, and Guadalcanal; brave friend of and gunrunner for Fidel Castro in the Sierra Maestra during the Castro brothers fight against Cuban President Fulgencio Batista in 1957-58; CIA agent and freedom fighter against communism and Castro's totalitarian dictatorship (1959-1993) ...sometimes contact with Mafiosos, such as Meyer Lansky, Santo Trafficante, and Sam Giancana... "I have often heard the expression that CIA collection of intelligence (espionage) and unconventional warfare is "devious and dirty business." But how is a freedom-loving nation to protect herself from political, military and scientific espionage and to protect the liberty of her citizens from unfriendly and totalitarian nations that want to harm and undermine the country -- a nation that has protected individual liberty and political freedom not only for herself but also for her loyal allies? These are the tasks Frank Sturgis dedicated his life to until his death..." Dr M A Faria
About the author
BOB RISCH grew up in Cincinnati and moved to Boston, where he practiced law for 40 years. He and co-author Jim Hunt have known each other for years, when they recorded songs for Columbia Records. Risch has published music, poetry, history books, and literary articles. He and his wife, Nancy, share their time between Boston and Florida's west coast. They have five grown children.
JIM HUNT is a trial attorney and nephew of the late Frank Sturgis. During his 35-year legal career he has handled many complex civil cases and major felonies. For the last 25 years he has been an Adjunct Professor, teaching Law and Psychiatry, at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He and his wife, Laura, have three grown children and live in Pierce Township, Ohio
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