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Douglas Valentine is an author, investigator, consultant, and poet.
He lives with his wife, Alice, in Longmeadow, Massachusetts. Doug was a professional tree surgeon until 1980 and began his career as a writer in 1981. His philosophy of life is based in classical mythology and love of nature, and is applied through his writing to political, cultural, and national security issues.
 Doug Valentine, December 2003 |
Doug’s first two books are THE HOTEL TACLOBAN (1984 in the US, 1985 in Australia and Great Britian), a highly praised account of his father’s experiences in a Japanese prisoner of war camp; and THE PHOENIX PROGRAM (1990), which Professor Alfred W. McCoy describes as "the definitive account" of the CIA’s most terrifying covert operation of the Vietnam War. Doug’s third book, TDY, is an action-adventure novel about CIA drug-smuggling. TDY is also available at iUniverse.com. A German-language edition of TDY is being published by Medienverlag Leffler in Munich. |
Doug's fourth book, THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF: THE SECRET HISTORY OF AMERICA’S WAR ON DRUGS, was published by Verso in May 2004. STRENGTH received the prestigious Choice Academic Excellence Award.
To order THE STRENTH OF THE WOLF, please visit Verso's catalogue page. The CHOICE review may be found on his book page. A Russian-language edition of this book is available at the VOOKstock-Project website.
Reviews of all books can be found on the "Book" page of this website.
Doug’s forthcoming book, THE STRENGTH OF THE PACK: THE PERSONALITIES, POLITICS, AND ESPIONAGE INTRIGUES THAT SHAPED THE DEA will be published by TrineDay in September 2009. For review copies of this book, please contact Kris Milligan at ramillegan@aol.com.
Apart from his writing career, Doug has lectured and appeared on radio talk shows. He has testified as an expert witness and served as a documentary film consultant. He also has worked as a private investigator. In 1994 he uncovered the material evidence that gave actor Woody Harrelson's father, Charles Harrelson, the opportunity to receive a new trial in 1998. Doug is very proud of having worked for the family of Dr. Martin Luther King. In November 1999 he testified at the King versus Jowers trial in Memphis, Tennessee. An article he wrote about the national security aspects of the King case is accessible through his Articles page.
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