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- catalog abstract "Crusade is the action-packed autobiography of the man you saw on "60 Minutes"--The American special agent who dared to fight the Mafia on its own turf. One of the world's foremost authorities on organized crime, covert operations, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the drug problem, Tom Tripodi served 27 dangerous years throughout the world for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the CIA, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, and the Drug Enforcement. Administration. Having worked some of the biggest drug cases and undercover intelligence operations of our time, he now tells what really happened inside: the French Connection, JFK's secret anti-Castro army, the Pizza Connection; the CIA's secret training of Tibetan guerrillas, the overblown Joe Valachi hearings, corruption in government; the CIA's secret sting on Senator Barry Goldwater, J. Edgar Hoover's overrated, headline-hunting FBI, the hunt for Che Guevara, and. The Nosenko KGB spy case. Ever since his career's dangerous and exciting start on the streets of Harlem, Tom Tripodi has fought the drug war with a .38 caliber Colt automatic and a deeply ingrained sense of justice. He has kicked down the doors of drug dens, learned how the Mafia really operates, tossed dozens of drug lords into jail, and earned the ultimate professional honor - a Mafia death sentence. This is his astonishing autobiography, filled with real-life "Miami. Vice" thrills and CIA covert action. It's the story of one courageous man's remarkable personal crusade against the enemies of the American people.".
- catalog contributor b4448599.
- catalog contributor b4448600.
- catalog created "c1993.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1993.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1993.".
- catalog description "Administration. Having worked some of the biggest drug cases and undercover intelligence operations of our time, he now tells what really happened inside: the French Connection, JFK's secret anti-Castro army, the Pizza Connection; the CIA's secret training of Tibetan guerrillas, the overblown Joe Valachi hearings, corruption in government; the CIA's secret sting on Senator Barry Goldwater, J. Edgar Hoover's overrated, headline-hunting FBI, the hunt for Che Guevara, and.".
- catalog description "Crusade is the action-packed autobiography of the man you saw on "60 Minutes"--The American special agent who dared to fight the Mafia on its own turf. One of the world's foremost authorities on organized crime, covert operations, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the drug problem, Tom Tripodi served 27 dangerous years throughout the world for the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, the CIA, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, and the Drug Enforcement.".
- catalog description "The Nosenko KGB spy case. Ever since his career's dangerous and exciting start on the streets of Harlem, Tom Tripodi has fought the drug war with a .38 caliber Colt automatic and a deeply ingrained sense of justice. He has kicked down the doors of drug dens, learned how the Mafia really operates, tossed dozens of drug lords into jail, and earned the ultimate professional honor - a Mafia death sentence. This is his astonishing autobiography, filled with real-life "Miami.".
- catalog description "Vice" thrills and CIA covert action. It's the story of one courageous man's remarkable personal crusade against the enemies of the American people.".
- catalog extent "xv, 280 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0028810198 (hardcover) :".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1993.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington : Brassey's (US),".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "363.2/52 B 20".
- catalog subject "Drug control United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Drug enforcement agents United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "HV7911.T78 A3 1993".
- catalog subject "Intelligence officers United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Organized crime United States Case studies.".
- catalog subject "Tripodi, Tom, 1932-".
- catalog subject "Undercover operations United States Case studies.".
- catalog title "Crusade : undercover against the Mafia and KGB / Tom Tripodi with Joseph P. DeSario.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Case studies. fast".
- catalog type "text".