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| '''Robin Moore''' (], ]-) is a writer who authored the lyrics of ], and the books ''The Green Berets'', ''The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy'' and, with Xaviera Hollander and ], ''The Happy Hooker: My Own Story''. | |||
| '''Robert Lowell Moore Jr.''' or ''Robin Moore'' (1925 - ) is the author of a number of popular non-fiction military histories such as '']'' and police detective novels such as '']'', both of which were made into feature length films. A resident of the United States, Moore is the first and only civilian to be permitted to go through the Special Forces qualifiaction course at ], ]. | |||
| Born in ], Moore attended ], ]. He flew combat missions over Germany in the closing months of ], and graduated from ] in ]. He worked in television production and then on ] Company co-founded by his father. Working in the hotel business in the Caribbean he recorded the early days of Castro in the non-fiction book ''The Devil To Pay''. Connections with his Harvard classmate ], led to his joining US Special Forces in a civilian role and writing a book about the Green Berets. | |||
| His works reveal a fascination with heroic male figures, supplemented with mysogenistic portrayals of women and political ideological conservatism. His most recent book, '']'' is a non-fiction history of the part played by United States Army Special Forces in a) organizing coordination of U.S. and British air strikes with Afghan warlord militia ground attacks to defeat the ] in ] and b) their efforts to capture ]. The author assigns the Special Forces full credit for the success in defeating the Taliban but no blame for the failure to capture Osama Bin Laden. That failure is blamed on the Central Intelligence Agency, whose agents are characterized as cowardly, pp. 207-208, and the careerism of United States Army Generals, including ] and ], pp. 343-344. The author's contempt for women is evident in his amusement that United States backed ] and former California ], ], raped young brides on their wedding days, pp. 231-232. His political ideological conservatism is evident in his praise for Secretary of Defense ]'s decision to authorize the use of ], pp. 376-377, and criticisms of U.S. Senator ], pp. 282-284, U.S. Senator ], pp. 316-317, and former President ], p. 400. The author is also highly critical of the ]. | |||
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| ==Bibliography== | |||
| * The Devil To Pay (ISBN 1879915022) | |||
| * The Green Berets (ISBN 0312984928) | |||
| * The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy (ISBN 1592280447) | |||
| * The Happy Hooker: My Own Story (ISBN 0060014164) | |||
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Robin Moore (October 31, 1925-) is a writer who authored the lyrics of Ballad of the Green Berets, and the books 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.
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Moore attended Middlesex School, Belmont Hill School. He flew combat missions over Germany in the closing months of World War II, and graduated from Harvard College in 1949. He worked in television production and then on Sheraton Hotel Company co-founded by his father. Working in the hotel business in the Caribbean he recorded the early days of Castro in the non-fiction book The Devil To Pay. Connections with his Harvard classmate Robert F. Kennedy, led to his joining US Special Forces in a civilian role and writing a book about the Green Berets.
References
Bibliography
- The Devil To Pay (ISBN 1879915022)
- The Green Berets (ISBN 0312984928)
- The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy (ISBN 1592280447)
- The Happy Hooker: My Own Story (ISBN 0060014164)
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