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Charles Sweeny (1882-1963) was the heir to a fortune. Renouncing a life of comfort, he became a warrior for causes he believed in. Twice kicked out of West Point, he fought in revolts against three Latin American dictators. He was a decorated officer in the French Foreign Legion and in the U.S. Army during World War I, a brigadier general in the Polish-Soviet War and a military advisor in the Greco-Turkish War. He led a flying squadron in Morocco's Rif War, advised Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War and spied for French intelligence during World War II.
Before America entered the war, he dodged FBI agents and U.S. neutrality laws to recruit American pilots to fight the Nazis and became a group captain in the R.A.F.'s Eagle Squadron. After Pearl Harbor, he worked with "Wild Bill" Donovan to devise guerrilla campaigns in North Africa and Eastern Europe. This richly detailed biography draws on Sweeny's personal papers, historical documents and photographs to chronicle the fascinating life of America's most celebrated soldier of fortune--a lifelong friend of Ernest Hemingway and a model for his fictional heroes.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Heroes, Role Models and Legends
1. Family Influences
2. His Early Years
3. West Point Cadet
4. Revolution in Mexico
5. Venezuela: A Stand Against a Tyrant
6. Nicaragua: Deposing Zelaya
7. Paris, Wife and Children
8. French Foreign Legion in the First World War
9. "Over the Top" with the U.S. Army
10. Polish-Soviet War
11. Greco-Turkish War
12. Morocco and the Rif War
13. Spanish Civil War
14. Dodging the FBI to Recruit Pilots for France
15. The Eagle Squadrons and the Battle of Britain
16. "Wild Bill" Donovan and the Office of Strategic Services
17. Moment of Truth, or How Sweeny Would Have Won World War II
18. A Thorn in the Side of Roosevelt
19. 2600 Walker Lane
20. Defending Petain
21. Blaming FDR for Pearl Harbor
22. World Disorder and Revolution
23. Sweeny's Last War
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index



