New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1967. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. [8], 408 pages. Endpaper map. DJ has some wear, soiling, and small edge tears and chips. Robert Lowell "Robin" Moore, Jr. (October 31, 1925 – February 21, 2008) was an American writer most known for his books The Green Berets, The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy and, with Xaviera Hollander and Yvonne Dunleavy, The Happy Hooker: My Own Story. Moore also co-authored the lyrics for the "Ballad of the Green Berets", which was one of the major hit songs of 1966. The song was also featured in the 1968 film The Green Berets, based on Moore's book which starred John Wayne. His last book, Wars of the Green Berets, co-authored with Col. Mike 'Doc' Lennon, was released in June 2007. At the time of his death, Moore was residing in Hopkinsville, Kentucky (home to Fort Campbell and the 5th Special Forces Group) where he was working on his memoirs as well as three other books. Ben Feder (1923-2009) was a real estate developer, winemaker and illustrator, the last being his first career, his cover work all dating from the 1950s and 1960s. He specialized in discrete emblematic images floating against neutral backgrounds. Work of interest includes covers for Robin Moore, The Country Team, Robert Coover's The Origin of the Brunists, Jack Finney's The Third Level, Robert Lindner's The Fifty-Minute Hour: A Collection of True Psychoanalytic Tales, Jerry Sohl's The Odious Ones, Theodore Sturgeon's A Way Home, Wilson Tucker's The Lincoln Hunters and Kurt Vonnegut Jr's Cat's Cradle. More