U.S. Marine Major Peter Newman, a highly decorated hero, was content doing his job – leading his troops into harm's way. He was good at it. But the White House had other plans for him.
When Newman is handpicked for a dangerous clandestine operation as the head of the White House Special Projects Office, his orders are clear – hunt down and eliminate terrorists before they attack the United States with weapons of mass destruction.
From the corridors of power in Washington to the heart of the Middle East, Newman finds himself on an assignment so sensitive that it's known only to a handful of officials as he becomes entagled in a nightmarish web of intrigue, revenge, and betrayal.
Preview chapters from the new military thriller Mission Compromised, read a Q&A with LtCol Oliver North, and meet the author on his nationwide book tour, which includes stops at numerous military bases.
Oliver North is a combat decorated marine, a #1 best-selling author, the founder of a small business, an inventor with three U.S. patents, a syndicated newspaper columnist, former candidate for the United States Senate, popular public speaker, the host of a nationally syndicated daily radio show and the host of the weekly television series, War Stories on the FOX News channel, yet claims his most important accomplishment as being "the husband of one and the father of four."
North was born in San Antonio, Texas, graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and served 22 years as a U.S. Marine. His awards for service in combat include the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for valor and two Purple Hearts for wounds in combat.
Assigned to the National Security Council Staff in the Reagan administration, Colonel North was the United States government's Counter-Terrorism Coordinator from 1983-1986 and was involved in planning the rescue of 804 medical students on the Island of Grenada and played a major role in the daring capture of the hijackers of the cruise ship Achille Lauro. After helping plan the U.S. raid on Muammar Gaddafi's terrorist bases in Libya, North was targeted for assassination by Abu Nidal, the world's deadliest assassin.
Oliver North broadcasts his nationally syndicated "Common Sense Radio," Monday-Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. eastern time, from the studios of Radio America in Washington, D.C. His first two books, Under Fire and One More Mission were international best-sellers. North is also the founder of Freedom Alliance, a foundation that provides scholarships for the sons and daughters of service members killed in action.
