War Hawks: The CIA Grab For Power

by Donald A. Gazzaniga

After seeing his men suffer devastating losses in the Korean War, Marine Lt. Frank Strickland embarks on a one-man campaign that reveals some shocking and intriguing corruption within the military establishment that turns out to be more deadly than actual combat. This is a story based on true events concerning the explosive growth for power by the CIA in foreign lands, all authorized by the president of the United States. When CIA Director William Casey warned the author of War Hawks to "Not publish this story," Gazzaniga became even more interested in the CIA's history and despite phone calls against his efforts from additional agents, he researched in depth the tale of the CIA's grab for power during the Korean War. Gazzaniga began this effort in the mid-eighties. This is the first publication of his work. * * * * With WAR HAWKS Donald Gazzaniga reveals dark, untold sides of the Korean War, America's first - but sadly not last - Post-WWII Military/Industrial Complex-driven misadventure.-Thomas B. Sawyer - author of NO PLACE TO RUN, former Head Writer/Showrunner of MURDER, SHE WROTE * * * * War Hawks is a real page-turner, replete with memorable characters and a plot that is spun with expertise and authenticity. Gazzaniga put together a mystery thriller that had me thinking of "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Three Days of the Condor" while I was reading it. An excellent bit of storytelling with the writing of combat the best I've ever read.- Tony DiMarco, former head writer Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley; writer M*A*S*H, Sledgehammer, others, and a Korean War veteran. * * * * In keeping with the traditions of such stories as, "A Few Good Men," and "Apocalypse Now," novelist, Donald Gazzaniga, in his new book, "Harry's Wars," draws upon his real life experiences and brings to the mind's eye a brutal and gritty portrayal of the psychological complexities and life threatening dangers that engulf the life of Marine Lt. Frank Strickland during the Korean War. Harry's Wars is a story that embeds itself in your mind and stays with you forever.-Mark Webb, Motion Picture Producer and Vietnam veteran. * * * * "For some time I have been disturbed by the way the CIA has been diverted from its original assignment. It has become an operational and at times a policy-making arm of the government.... I never had any thought that when I set up the CIA that it would be injected into peacetime cloak and dagger operations."-former President Harry Truman, in a letter to the Washington Post, one month after the JFK assassination, December 21, 1963

476 pages, Paperback

First published January 30, 2013

About the author

Donald Gazzaniga spent a full career in the motion picture and television industry as well as a bunch of years as an infantry officer in the United States Marine Corps. He had traveled the world with camera in hand, created and produced hundreds of TV commercials and worked on scores of sitcoms and other shows. He was also the only photographer to have ever been allowed on top of Mt. Rushmore since its opening. Don's career of writing led him into novels like A Few Good Men, Air France One, Batteries Not Included, War Hawks and cookbooks.
Don was also known as the "Low Sodium Guru." He was pegged with that moniker by Better Homes & Garden's publication for heart healthy Magazine. The reasons were simple. Don was the first known to have reversed CHF by cutting salt out of his life completely. No salt in anything. He has crafted five no salt, low sodium cookbooks. It was his effort at avoiding a heart transplant and proving that salt did indeed have something to do with promoting heart disease, Meniere's Syndrome, stomach cancer, Nephrotic Syndrome and other ailments including hypertension. Through his effort he has helped saved thousands of lives as well as helping hundreds to avoid a heart transplant. In Living Well Without Salt, Don walks the reader through the steps he took to regain his heart and to live on with a normal life. Now with 200 recipes and chock full of foods you can eat, his book has become a best seller among those who need to lower the sodium in their diets.