To Victor H. Krulak, lieutenant general, USMC (Ret’d), my boss and friend in the Pentagon during the Kennedy years.
To Oliver Stone, for discovering in my ideas and experience the ingredient that made the theme of his great movie a challenge to America.
To my son, David, his wife, Bonnie, and my daughters, Jane and Lauren, all computer experts, without whose encouragement and assistance I could never have accomplished the burden of this work.
To Lauren Michele Prouty, again because she did all the computer chores essential to the technical quality of the final product.
To my editor, Hillel Black, for his understanding a complex manuscript and an intricate subject and for his inspiration.
To Thomas Whittle, editor of Freedom magazine, for recognizing the value of this work and publishing some of these earlier articles.
To Michael Baybak, my literary agent, for steering me through the intricate pathways of publishing with good sense and good humor.