Israel Strikes-Out!

About the Book

Israel Strikes-Out! is inspired by the many conflicts occurring in the Middle East over the last ten years. The book deals specifically with problems that have been brewing between Israel and Iraq, especially after the Scud Missile attacks launched by Saddam Hussein against Israel during the Gulf War in 1991.

The book explores concerns raised by high-level officials in the Israeli intelligence organization, the Mossad, regarding the threat presented by Saddam Hussein. A Mossad operative, Menachem Yariv, suggests a strategy to insert an operative into the Iraqi military who can get as close as possible to the Iraqi leader so that Israel can make an assassination attempt against him. After a few set backs, the Mossad stumbles on to an Iraqi defector in Amman, Jordan who gets into position in the Iraqi Special Republican Guard to at least make an attempt on Saddam Hussein's life. The effort is not simple and takes a few twists and turns before an attempt is made. The C.I.A. even gets involved when it gets wind of the operation.

After entering into a joint operation to strike Iraq, the U.S. and Israel experience several unexpected consequences of the effort that include some disappointments and some successes for both, as well as for the individuals directly involved in the operation.

About the Author

Robert C. Lundberg was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada in 1961. He moved with his family to and grew up in the Washington, D.C. area, where he attended the University of Maryland and received a B.S. Degree in Finance. He now resides in the Denver, Colorado area.

In the last 17 years, he has worked as an accounting professional and has decided that he would take a chance and begin writing. After reading hundreds of novels in various genres, he realizes that he has several novels of his own just waiting to be put on paper.

Israel Strikes-Out! is the author's first novel but he has begun a second one involving many of the same characters.