
Born in Kentucky, Jack Kassinger, following his tour of duty in the U.S. Marines, pursued a career in the Central Intelligence Agency. He served around the world and was recognized for exceptional service with various awards. His unique experiences position him to bring credibility to his literary works.
This memoir details the life of Jack Kassinger from the tobacco farms of western Kentucky through an award-winning career in the Central Intelligence Agency.
Genre: Non-fiction, Autobiography
ISBN: 978-1-4349-0782-0
eISBN: 978-1-4349-5273-8
"If you want to know what made the clandestine service at CIA work during our time at the agency then read this book. Knowing that I had Kassinger backing me up alleviated most of the concerns I had of taking on a dangerous operational assignment."
-- Robert Baer - CIA Field Officer and author of See No Evil and
Sleeping with the Devil
"Holding Hands with Heroes is a compelling story of one man's dedicated and selfless service to the Marine Corps and to his Country. As a U.S. Marine recruit, Jack Kassinger learned self-discipline, self-confidence, and pride, personal traits that, if not allowed to atrophy, will ensure success in life no matter the field you decide to plow and hoe. From Corps to CIA to the present, his rows are straight and clear. You will enjoy this book!"
--LtGen Ron Christmas, USMC (Retired), Navy Cross Recipient,
President & CEO of the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation

“ An amazing book. Mr. Kassinger is a fine author. His years of service to this nation show through his words. I recommend this work to anyone who ever wondered what it would be like to be on the front lines fighting the good fight. This book should be mandatory reading for every student interested in foreign service. ”
John










Author Jack Kassinger bursts onto the spy-thriller scene with rogue CIA officer Mike Shocklee, a man so driven to stop the terrorists, he'll risk waging an illegal war.
From the mind of covert operations specialist, Jack Kassinger, springs forth a compelling story of a modern-day coup d’état!
ln a dynamic sequel to his popular Techno-thriller, "Storms over Zimbabwe: The
OPCON Finding," author Jack Kassinger pits the will and resources of retired CIA
operative Jack Casey against an army of formidable forces in "The Hunt for Njonjo."
"Powerful, and laced with a steady beat of suspense, Kassinger does it again with this
spectacular work of international intrigue."
“Rumbling forward with relentless force, momentum and a steady beat of suspense, Jack Kassinger hits the mark again with another brilliant work.”
"Novelist Jack Kassinger once again unleashes the intrepid Mike Shocklee into
another suspenseful clandestine operation, in a superbly written work."
"Novelist Jack Kassinger once again pens another suspenseful masterpiece in a
superbly written work."
Jack Kassinger is a retired CIA operative with years of service as a government employee. He is a successful novelist having written several spy thrillers—a genre in which he has received much acclaim. Competing Forces: Threats From Above is his first attempt at penning a science fiction thriller, and by all accounts, he has shown that a great writer can write successfully in any genre.
"Jack Kassinger pens yet another Science Fiction masterpiece"
After the release of "Competing Forces," his first science fiction thriller,
continual reader demand for another science fiction thriller has spawned "A Force Far Beyond."
"Jack Kassinger pens another superbly written work detailing the experiences of eight fellow marines who served together in Vietnam, and the brotherhood and camaraderie they developed."
