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'''Robert Lowell Moore Jr.''' (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote '']'', '']'', and with ] and Yvonne Dunleavy, '']''.


'''Robert Lowell Moore Jr.''' (October 31, 1925 February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote '']'', '']'', and with ] and Yvonne Dunleavy, ''The Happy Hooker: My Own Story''. Moore co-authored the lyrics for "]", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was featured in the 1968 film '']'', based on Moore's book, which starred ]. A new edition of ''The Green Berets'' was published in April 2007, and his last book, ''Wars of the Green Berets'', co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007.


Moore was convicted of ] in 1986. At the time of his death, he was living in ], home to ] and the ], where he was working on his memoirs and three other books.
Moore also co-authored the lyrics for the "]", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was also featured in the 1968 film '']'', based on Moore's book, which starred ]. A new edition of ''The Green Berets'' was published in April 2007, and his last book, ''Wars of the Green Berets'', co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007.

At the time of his death, Moore was residing in ], home to ] and the ], where he was working on his memoirs and three other books.


==Early life and career== ==Early life and career==
Born in ], Moore was raised in ], where he attended ]. He also attended ]. Born in ], Moore was the son of ] and Eleanor Turner Moore.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016 |title=Robert and Eleanor Moore Collection, 1943-1963 |url=https://concordlibrary.org/special-collections/fin_aids/moore_R_E |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401192253/https://concordlibrary.org/special-collections/fin_aids/moore_R_E |archive-date=2023-04-01 |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=concordlibrary.org |publisher=Concord Free Public Library}}</ref> Moore was raised in ], where he attended ]. He also attended ].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}


During ], he served as a ] in the ], flying combat missions in the ]. For his service, he was awarded the ]. Moore graduated from ] in 1949, and one of his first jobs was working in television production and then at the ] co-founded by his father, ]. While working in the hotel business in the ], he recorded the early days of ] in the nonfiction book ''The Devil To Pay''. During ], he served as a ] in the ], flying combat missions in the ]. For his service, he was awarded the ]. Moore graduated from ] in 1949, and one of his first jobs was working in television production and then at the ] co-founded by his father, Robert Lowell Moore. While working in the hotel business in the ], he recorded the early days of ] in the nonfiction book ''The Devil To Pay''.


==Training with Special Forces== ==Training with Special Forces==

Due to connections with Harvard classmate ], Moore ] was allowed access to the ] to write about this elite unit of the United States Army. General ] insisted that Moore go through special forces training to better understand "what makes Special Forces soldiers 'special'." He trained for nearly a year, first at "jump school" for ] training before completing the ] or "Q course", becoming the first civilian to participate in such an intensive program. Afterwards, Moore was assigned to the ] on deployment to ]. His experiences in-country formed the basis for '']'', a bestseller that helped secure him international acclaim (see ]). Due to connections with Harvard classmate ], (Harvard class of 1948), Moore (Harvard class of 1949) was allowed access to the ] to write about this elite unit of the United States Army. General ] insisted that Moore go through special forces training to better understand "what makes Special Forces soldiers 'special'." He trained for nearly a year, first at "jump school" for ] training before completing the ] or "Q course", becoming the first civilian to participate in such an intensive program. Afterwards, Moore was assigned to the ] on deployment to ]. His experiences in-country formed the basis for '']'', a bestseller that helped secure him international acclaim (see ]).


==Later writings== ==Later writings==
During the 1970s and '80s, Moore travelled widely, spending time in such places as ], ], ], and Russia. Having gathered the information needed, he wrote ''The Crippled Eagles'' (later published as ''The White Tribe'') and ''The Moscow Connection''. Due to political controversy, ''The Crippled Eagles'' was rejected by publishers and did not appear until the early 1990s. (Rumor has it that the printing was quietly but firmly discouraged by the U.S. State Department). {{citation needed |date=December 2012}} He also wrote the nonfiction books ''Rhodesia'' and ''Major Mike'' (with U.S. Army Major Mike Williams). During the 1970s and '80s, Moore travelled widely, spending time in such places as ], ], ], and Russia. Having gathered the information needed, he wrote ''The Crippled Eagles'' (later published as ''The White Tribe'') and ''The Moscow Connection''. Due to political controversy, ''The Crippled Eagles'' was rejected by publishers and did not appear until the early 1990s. He also wrote the nonfiction books ''Rhodesia'' and ''Major Mike'' (with U.S. Army Major Mike Williams).

While researching what became ''The Crippled Eagles'', in 1976 Moore established what he called the "Unofficial US Embassy" in ], and began hosting events for the ] who were serving in the Rhodesian Security Forces as well as doctoral students. He encouraged the volunteers to call themselves 'Crippled Eagles' due to the mistaken perception that they were being harassed, or could be harassed, by their government. Moore also sold t-shirts, sew-on patches and other merchandise using the 'Crippled Eagle' motif. During the same year, he also wrote a book that argued that Rhodesia was not racist and included profiles of ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=White |first1=Luise |title=Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar |date=2021 |publisher=Duke University Press |location=Durham, North Carolina |isbn=9781478021285|pages=183–184}}</ref>

== Tax evasion ==
In April 1986, Moore pleaded guilty to ] for participating in a scheme involving means of roughly $37 million in literary ] which generated fraudulent ] for over 1,000 individual U.S. taxpayers involving paperback books whose value had been artificially inflated, thus facilitating claims for false ] deductions and ].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=William French |title=Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for the Fiscal Year 1983 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.D. |page=136 }}</ref> He was sentenced to five years of probation fined $500, and ordered to serve 300 hours of community service.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Author gets probation in tax scheme - UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/05/11/Author-gets-probation-in-tax-scheme/2525610862400/ |access-date=2023-12-06 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref>


== Uzbekistan and Iraq ==
Moore travelled to ] in December 2001 to research the ]-] war against the ] and ], publishing the account in the bestseller ''The Hunt for Bin Laden''. Moore travelled to ] in December 2001 to research the ]-] war against the ] and ], publishing the account in the bestseller ''The Hunt for Bin Laden''.


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Shortly after the publication of ''The Hunt for Bin Laden'', the veracity of the book was disputed, particularly regarding the involvement of ]. Idema, who was one of Moore's major sources, provided what later proved to be fabricated accounts of his exploits. To portray himself as having a greater role in the operation, Idema apparently went as far as to rewrite much of Moore and Chris Thompson's text prior to publication under the direct authorization of Random House editor Bob Loomis. Special Forces soldiers who were on the mission (including those whom Moore interviewed) disputed Idema's claims.<ref name="Pelton">{{cite book | last =Pelton| first =Robert Young | title =Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror | publisher =] |year=2006 | quote =Though never met or talked to Idema, and despite the fact that almost ten members had carefully detailed their actions to Moore at K2, the first chapter puts forth an account of the team's infill into Afghanistan that the men tell me has been entirely fabricated.| page =243}}</ref> Shortly after the publication of ''The Hunt for Bin Laden'', the veracity of the book was disputed, particularly regarding the involvement of ]. Idema, who was one of Moore's major sources, provided what later proved to be fabricated accounts of his exploits. To portray himself as having a greater role in the operation, Idema apparently went as far as to rewrite much of Moore and Chris Thompson's text prior to publication under the direct authorization of Random House editor Bob Loomis. Special Forces soldiers who were on the mission (including those whom Moore interviewed) disputed Idema's claims.<ref name="Pelton">{{cite book | last =Pelton| first =Robert Young | title =Licensed to Kill: Hired Guns in the War on Terror | publisher =] |year=2006 | quote =Though never met or talked to Idema, and despite the fact that almost ten members had carefully detailed their actions to Moore at K2, the first chapter puts forth an account of the team's infill into Afghanistan that the men tell me has been entirely fabricated.| page =243}}</ref>


With Idema thus discredited, Moore eventually disavowed ''The Hunt for Bin Laden'' and the book remains out of print.<ref name="HBLdisavowal">{{cite web | last =Blake | first =Mariah | title =Tin Soldier: An American Vigilante In Afghanistan, Using the Press for Profit and Glory | publisher =Columbia Journalism Review |date=January 2005 | url =http://cjr.org/issues/2005/1/blake-soldier.asp | access-date =2006-12-18 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061214122253/http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/1/blake-soldier.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 14, 2006}}</ref> Despite the unfortunate fate of the book, Moore continued to enjoy the respect of the Special Forces community.<ref name="Moore and SF soldiers">{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Ghianni |title= Fighting soldiers, tender brothers |publisher=The Tennessean |date=September 11, 2006 |quote=We're the only ones who understand what we do," says Steve Stone, referring to "The Brotherhood" of Green Berets, whether fresh from Iraq or weathered by Vietnam, who converge here. He nods to Moore. "And that's our icon sitting right there.}}</ref> With Idema thus discredited, Moore eventually disavowed ''The Hunt for Bin Laden'' and the book remains out of print.<ref name="HBLdisavowal">{{cite web | last =Blake | first =Mariah | title =Tin Soldier: An American Vigilante In Afghanistan, Using the Press for Profit and Glory | publisher =Columbia Journalism Review |date=January 2005 | url =http://cjr.org/issues/2005/1/blake-soldier.asp | access-date =2006-12-18 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061214122253/http://www.cjr.org/issues/2005/1/blake-soldier.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 14, 2006}}</ref> Despite the dispute over the book's veracity, Moore continued to enjoy the respect of the Special Forces community.<ref name="Moore and SF soldiers">{{cite news |first=Tim |last=Ghianni |title= Fighting soldiers, tender brothers |publisher=The Tennessean |date=September 11, 2006 |quote=We're the only ones who understand what we do," says Steve Stone, referring to "The Brotherhood" of Green Berets, whether fresh from Iraq or weathered by Vietnam, who converge here. He nods to Moore. "And that's our icon sitting right there.}}</ref>


==Other works== ==Other works==
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===Other=== ===Other===
* Creator of the comic strip '']'' and the book '']'' * Creator of the comic strip '']'' and the book '']''
* Co-screenwriter for the film '']'' about the ] during the ]<ref name="moore imdb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601811/ |title=Robin Moore on imdb.com }}</ref> * Co-screenwriter for the film '']'' about the ] during the ]<ref name="moore imdb">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601811/ |title=Robin Moore on imdb.com |website=] }}</ref>
* Co-founder of ] club in Rhodesia (now ]) for expatriate Americans serving with the Rhodesian Security Forces * Co-founder of ] club in Rhodesia (now ]) for ]


==Honors== ==Honors==
At the 2007 5th Special Forces Group reunion banquet, Col. Chris Conner confirmed Moore as a lifelong member of 5th SFG. At the same banquet, Moore was made a ].{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} At the 2007 5th Special Forces Group reunion banquet, Col. Chris Conner confirmed Moore as a lifelong member of 5th SFG. At the same banquet, Moore was made a ].{{citation needed|date=June 2016}}


==Death== ==Death and burial==
Robin Moore died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on February 21, 2008, after a long illness. Eulogies were given by Rudi Gresham, General Victor Hugo, Major General ], ], and Moore's brother John. A Presidential citation was presented to Helen Moore by General Hugo. Full military honors were rendered immediately after the service.<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title= Robin Moore, author of "The Green Berets," dies|url=http://www.kentuckynewera.com/articles/2008/02/22/news/free/doc47bef3cd4943e292054436.txt |publisher=Kentucky New Era |date=February 22, 2008 |access-date=2008-04-10 }}</ref> Robin Moore died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on February 21, 2008, after a long illness. A memorial service was held in the First Presbyterian Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Eulogies were given by Major General ], Major General ], ], and Moore's brother John. A Presidential citation was presented to Helen Moore by General Hugo. Full military honors were rendered immediately after the service by a complement of 5th Group Special Forces soldiers from ].<ref name="obit">{{cite news |title= Robin Moore, author of "The Green Berets," dies|url=http://www.kentuckynewera.com/articles/2008/02/22/news/free/doc47bef3cd4943e292054436.txt |publisher=Kentucky New Era |date=February 22, 2008 |access-date=2008-04-10 }}</ref>

Moore was cremated and his remains were interred in ] with full military honors rendered again by a complement of Special Forces soldiers from the 5th Group of ] and this time the delivered gun salutes. This was followed by a sounding of Echo Taps.


] ], deputy commanding general of the ], issued this statement in praise of Moore: ] ], deputy commanding general of the ], issued this statement in praise of Moore:
{{quote|All Special Forces Soldiers, past and present, mourn the passing of Robin Moore; he was a valued and trusted member of the Special Operations family. Robin was a devoted advocate and a true Ambassador for the "Green Beret" and all they stand for. {{blockquote|All Special Forces Soldiers, past and present, mourn the passing of Robin Moore; he was a valued and trusted member of the Special Operations family. Robin was a devoted advocate and a true Ambassador for the "Green Beret" and all they stand for.


His writings on Special Forces are textbooks for our modern Unconventional Warriors; they were both educational and inspirational and introduced the world to the "Green Berets." He will be missed.<ref name="Fay obit">{{cite web | title =Robin Moore, author of "The Green Berets," dies | publisher =Fayetteville Observer | date =February 22, 2008 | url =http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=286512 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170323054202/http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=286512 | url-status =dead | archive-date =March 23, 2017 | access-date =2008-07-02}}</ref>}} His writings on Special Forces are textbooks for our modern Unconventional Warriors; they were both educational and inspirational and introduced the world to the "Green Berets." He will be missed.<ref name="Fay obit">{{cite web | title =Robin Moore, author of "The Green Berets," dies | publisher =Fayetteville Observer | date =February 22, 2008 | url =http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=286512 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20170323054202/http://www.fayobserver.com/article?id=286512 | url-status =dead | archive-date =March 23, 2017 | access-date =2008-07-02}}</ref>}}
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* ''Force Nine'' (1986) * ''Force Nine'' (1986)
* ''The Man Who Made It Snow'' (1990) (with Richard Smitten and ]) * ''The Man Who Made It Snow'' (1990) (with Richard Smitten and ])
* ''The White Tribe'' (1991) (with Barbara Fuca, citation needed) * ''The White Tribe'' (1991) (with Barbara Fuca{{citation needed |date=April 2021}})
* ''The Moscow Connection'' (1994) * ''The Moscow Connection'' (1994)
* ''The Sparrowhook Curse'' (1996) * ''The Sparrowhook Curse'' (1996)
* ''Encounter on the Moon'' (1996) (children's book, author unknown )
* ''Area 51'' (1997) (children's book, author unknown )
* ''The Accidental Pope'' (2000) (with Ray Flynn) * ''The Accidental Pope'' (2000) (with Ray Flynn)
* ''The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger (2003) * ''The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger (2003)
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==External links== ==External links==
* maintained by Chapter 38 of the ] * maintained by Chapter 38 of the ]
* * {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092522/http://www.slugsite.com/archives/897 |date=2011-07-16 }}

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American writer (1925–2008) For those of a similar name, see Robyn Moore.
Robin Moore
BornRobert Lowell Moore Jr.
October 31, 1925
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 21, 2008(2008-02-21) (aged 82)
Hopkinsville, Kentucky, U.S.
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Alma materHarvard College (1949)
GenreFiction and non-fiction
SubjectMilitary, war

Robert Lowell Moore Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer who wrote The Green Berets, 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.

Moore co-authored the lyrics for "The Ballad of the Green Berets", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was featured in the 1968 film The Green Berets, based on Moore's book, which starred John Wayne. A new edition of The Green Berets was published in April 2007, and his last book, Wars of the Green Berets, co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007.

Moore was convicted of tax fraud in 1986. At the time of his death, he was living in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, home to Fort Campbell and the 5th Special Forces Group, where he was working on his memoirs and three other books.

Early life and career

Born in Boston, Moore was the son of Robert Lowell Moore and Eleanor Turner Moore. Moore was raised in Concord, Massachusetts, where he attended Middlesex School. He also attended Belmont Hill School.

During World War II, he served as a nose gunner in the U.S. Army Air Forces, flying combat missions in the European Theater. For his service, he was awarded the Air Medal. Moore graduated from Harvard College in 1949, and one of his first jobs was working in television production and then at the Sheraton Hotel Company co-founded by his father, Robert Lowell Moore. While working in the hotel business in the Caribbean, he recorded the early days of Fidel Castro in the nonfiction book The Devil To Pay.

Training with Special Forces

Due to connections with Harvard classmate Robert F. Kennedy, (Harvard class of 1948), Moore (Harvard class of 1949) was allowed access to the U.S. Army Special Forces to write about this elite unit of the United States Army. General William P. Yarborough insisted that Moore go through special forces training to better understand "what makes Special Forces soldiers 'special'." He trained for nearly a year, first at "jump school" for airborne training before completing the Special Forces Qualification Course or "Q course", becoming the first civilian to participate in such an intensive program. Afterwards, Moore was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group on deployment to South Vietnam. His experiences in-country formed the basis for The Green Berets, a bestseller that helped secure him international acclaim (see United States Army Special Forces in popular culture).

Later writings

During the 1970s and '80s, Moore travelled widely, spending time in such places as Dubai, Iran, Rhodesia, and Russia. Having gathered the information needed, he wrote The Crippled Eagles (later published as The White Tribe) and The Moscow Connection. Due to political controversy, The Crippled Eagles was rejected by publishers and did not appear until the early 1990s. He also wrote the nonfiction books Rhodesia and Major Mike (with U.S. Army Major Mike Williams).

While researching what became The Crippled Eagles, in 1976 Moore established what he called the "Unofficial US Embassy" in Salisbury, and began hosting events for the American volunteers who were serving in the Rhodesian Security Forces as well as doctoral students. He encouraged the volunteers to call themselves 'Crippled Eagles' due to the mistaken perception that they were being harassed, or could be harassed, by their government. Moore also sold t-shirts, sew-on patches and other merchandise using the 'Crippled Eagle' motif. During the same year, he also wrote a book that argued that Rhodesia was not racist and included profiles of foreign volunteers in the country.

Tax evasion

In April 1986, Moore pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States for participating in a scheme involving means of roughly $37 million in literary tax shelters which generated fraudulent tax losses for over 1,000 individual U.S. taxpayers involving paperback books whose value had been artificially inflated, thus facilitating claims for false depreciation deductions and tax credits. He was sentenced to five years of probation fined $500, and ordered to serve 300 hours of community service.

Uzbekistan and Iraq

Moore travelled to Uzbekistan in December 2001 to research the CIA-Northern Alliance war against the Taliban and al-Qaeda, publishing the account in the bestseller The Hunt for Bin Laden.

In 2003, continuing his interest in writing about the war on terror, Moore traveled to Iraq to research Operation Iraqi Freedom and the downfall of the Saddam Hussein regime for his book, Hunting Down Saddam. Before his death, he completed The Singleton: Target Cuba with Ret. USASF Major General Geoffrey Lambert, a novel about Fidel Castro and biological warfare.

The Hunt For Bin Laden veracity

Shortly after the publication of The Hunt for Bin Laden, the veracity of the book was disputed, particularly regarding the involvement of Jack Idema. Idema, who was one of Moore's major sources, provided what later proved to be fabricated accounts of his exploits. To portray himself as having a greater role in the operation, Idema apparently went as far as to rewrite much of Moore and Chris Thompson's text prior to publication under the direct authorization of Random House editor Bob Loomis. Special Forces soldiers who were on the mission (including those whom Moore interviewed) disputed Idema's claims.

With Idema thus discredited, Moore eventually disavowed The Hunt for Bin Laden and the book remains out of print. Despite the dispute over the book's veracity, Moore continued to enjoy the respect of the Special Forces community.

Other works

Film

The Green Berets is a 1968 film based on Moore's 1965 book. Parts of the screenplay bear little relation to the novel, although the portion in which a woman seduces a Vietnamese communist leader and sets him up to be kidnapped by Americans is from the book. John Wayne requested and obtained full military co-operation and materiel from President Johnson. To please the Pentagon, which was attempting to prosecute Robin Moore for revealing classified information, Wayne bought Moore out for $35,000 and 5% of undefined profits of the film.

Other

Honors

At the 2007 5th Special Forces Group reunion banquet, Col. Chris Conner confirmed Moore as a lifelong member of 5th SFG. At the same banquet, Moore was made a Kentucky colonel.

Death and burial

Robin Moore died in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, on February 21, 2008, after a long illness. A memorial service was held in the First Presbyterian Church in Hopkinsville, Kentucky. Eulogies were given by Major General Victor J. Hugo Jr., Major General Thomas R. Csrnko, Alexander N. Rossolimo, and Moore's brother John. A Presidential citation was presented to Helen Moore by General Hugo. Full military honors were rendered immediately after the service by a complement of 5th Group Special Forces soldiers from Fort Campbell.

Moore was cremated and his remains were interred in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord, Massachusetts) with full military honors rendered again by a complement of Special Forces soldiers from the 5th Group of Fort Campbell and this time the Concord Independent Battery delivered gun salutes. This was followed by a sounding of Echo Taps.

Major General Gary L. Harrell, deputy commanding general of the United States Special Operations Command, issued this statement in praise of Moore:

All Special Forces Soldiers, past and present, mourn the passing of Robin Moore; he was a valued and trusted member of the Special Operations family. Robin was a devoted advocate and a true Ambassador for the "Green Beret" and all they stand for. His writings on Special Forces are textbooks for our modern Unconventional Warriors; they were both educational and inspirational and introduced the world to the "Green Berets." He will be missed.

Bibliography

  • The Devil To Pay (1961) (ISBN 1-879915-02-2)
  • The Green Berets (1965) (ISBN 0-312-98492-8)
  • Pitchman (1966)
  • The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy (1969) (ISBN 1-59228-044-7)
  • The Country Team (1970)
  • The Happy Hooker: My Own Story (with Xaviera Hollander) (1971) (ISBN 0-06-001416-4)
  • The Khaki Mafia (1971) (with June Collins)
  • Court Martial (1972) (with Henry Rothblatt)
  • The Fifth Estate (1973)
  • Adventures of a Treasure Hunter (1973) (with Howard Jennings)
  • The Family Man (1974) (with Milt Machlin)
  • The London Switch (1974) (with Al Dempsey)
  • The Italian Connection (1975) (with Al Dempsey)
  • The Set Up: The Shocking Aftermath To The French Connection (1975) (with Milt Machlin)
  • Hotel Tomayne (1976)
  • The Season (1976) (with Patricia Hornung)
  • Dubai (1976)
  • The Pearl Harbor Cover-Up (1976) (with Frank Schuler)
  • The Terminal Connection (1976)
  • The Kaufman Snatch (1976)
  • Valency Girl (1976) (with Susan Deitz)
  • Phase of Darkness (1976) (with Al Dempsey)
  • The Establishment (1976) (with Harold Shumate)
  • The Death Disciple (1977) (with Gerald G Griffin)
  • Mafia Wife (with Barbara Fuca) (1977) (ISBN 0-02-586180-8)
  • Our Missile's Missing (1977) (with Stan Gebler Davies)
  • Combat Pay (1977)
  • The Washington Connection (1977)
  • Rhodesia (1977) (ISBN 0-89516-005-6)
  • The Big Paddle (1978)
  • The Black Sea Caper (1978) (with Hugh McDonald)
  • Chinese Ultimatum (1978) (with Edward McGhee)
  • Caribbean Caper (1978)
  • Death Never Forgets (1978)
  • Diamond Spitfire (1978)
  • The Hillside Strangler (1978) (with Robin H. Neville)
  • Red Falcons (1978) (with Al Dempsey)
  • The Cobra Team (1978) (with Edward E Mayer)
  • The Last Coming (1978) (with Gerald G Griffin)
  • The Treasure Hunter (1979) (with Howard Jennings)
  • The New York Connection (1979)
  • Search and Destroy (1980) (ISBN 0-89516-048-X)
  • Only the Hyenas Laughed (1980) (with Neville H Romain)
  • The Gold Connection (1980) (with Julian Askin)
  • Compulsion (1981)
  • London Connection (1981) (with Al Dempsey)
  • Fast Shuffle (1981) (with Sidney Levine)
  • Black Sea Connection (1981) (with Hugh McDonald)
  • The Tales of Green Beret (1985)
  • Force Nine (1986)
  • The Man Who Made It Snow (1990) (with Richard Smitten and Max Mermelstein)
  • The White Tribe (1991) (with Barbara Fuca)
  • The Moscow Connection (1994)
  • The Sparrowhook Curse (1996)
  • The Accidental Pope (2000) (with Ray Flynn)
  • The Hunt for Bin Laden: Task Force Dagger (2003)
  • Hunting Down Saddam – The inside story of the search and capture (2004) (ISBN 0-312-32916-4)
  • React : CIA Black Ops (2004) (with Chuck Lightfoot)
  • The Singleton: Target Cuba (2004) (and Jeff Lambert)
  • The Wars of the Green Berets (2007) (and Michael Lennon) (ISBN 1-60239-054-1)

References

  1. "Robert and Eleanor Moore Collection, 1943-1963". concordlibrary.org. Concord Free Public Library. 2016. Archived from the original on 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  2. White, Luise (2021). Fighting and Writing: The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press. pp. 183–184. ISBN 9781478021285.
  3. Smith, William French. Annual Report of the Attorney General of the United States for the Fiscal Year 1983. Washington, D.D.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 136.
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