Hunting the Jackal: A Special Forces and CIA Soldier's Fifty Years on the Frontlines of the War Against Terrorism

Hunting the Jackal is the astonishing true account of the singular career of a courageous soldier in his nation's shadow wars - including his pivotal role in the previously untold story of the capture of the most infamous and elusive assassin in history, Carlos the Jackal.. And at the age of 72, he marched through the frozen high plains of Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. He trailed Osama Bin Laden in Khartoum in the early '90s and would have killed the terrorist kingpin if his superiors had allowed it. For more than half a century, Special Forces and CIA legend Billy Waugh dedicated his life to tracking down and eliminating America's most virulent enemies. Operating from the darkest shadows an

R. Klemens said Billy Waugh tells it like it really was. I enjoyed reading this book very much. It was well written, and the author gives a vivid account of how difficult things were for SOG in the Vietnam War.Mr Waugh vividly tells how SOG teems were often greatly outnumbered, and were often ready and waiting for US Special Forces, and how difficult it was to infiltrate and exfiltrate from places such as Laos.The anti war protesters(I remember them only too well) painted a picture of poor peasants fighting completely unaided a monstrous super power, but from what the author says, they had an enormous amount of help from China and Russia, including troops on the ground. I suspect that very many . An Incredible Story An incredible story about an incredible man and his military/intelligence career. At times it reads like a novel and you have to remind yourself that this is a real man. The story spans like five decades of service beginning in Korea, hitting Vietnam and ending in the Middle East in various capacities. In this book was the first time I'd heard of Billy Waugh. My hats off to him though. I gave it a An Incredible Story Kug An incredible story about an incredible man and his military/intelligence career. At times it reads like a novel and you have to remind yourself that this is a real man. The story spans like five decades of service beginning in Korea, hitting Vietnam and ending in the Middle East in various capacities. In this book was the first time I'd heard of Billy Waugh. My hats off to him though. I gave it a 4 and not a 5 star simply due to the bragging that goes on. Maybe I should have thought more about the saying, "if you can do it, it ain't bragging". Overall, a good read.. and not a 5 star simply due to the bragging that goes on. Maybe I should have thought more about the saying, "if you can do it, it ain't bragging". Overall, a good read.. This man is a true American gem!!! John Smallberries I am about half way through this memoir and I am thrilled at each passing page. What a life! Warren Buffett once said that he was succsessful at investing and finance because he was "wired" to do this sort of work. Mr. Waugh was put on this earth to do nothing but plan, fight, acheive the mission and the do it again. I am in awe of this man. As a man who has lived down range and seen some awful things, I'm not sure many of us could have picked up and carried on the way this man does. He is relentless in his pursuit of mission success and I can only wish that he would have led some of our ops. God Bless You Billy and may America always have