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Jeff Cooper is known as the Father of American Pistolcraft and is a LEGEND in gun circles. I believe he was a Colonel in the USMC reserves and served I think in WWII in the Pacific theatre or perhaps it was Korea. He is in his 80's so I'm inclined to think WWII. I have corresponded with him on several occasions and a number of my friends are graduates of the American Pistol Institute otherwise known as GUNSITE which he founded and still teaches at today.

He has a monthly column in "Guns and Ammo" magazine known as "Cooper's Corner." But I highly recommend his two books: "The Gargantuan Gunsite Gossip" which is a huge collection of quotes on guns, the so called gun culture and the real America. Also, "To Ride, Shoot Straight, and Speak the Truth" I have them both and treasure them to the point that I don't loan them, ever. I think the first may be out of print, but the second is probably available. I bought Gunsite Gossip at a gunshow and the other at a bookstore.

I seriously doubt he was ever a CIA operative. He evinces a lot of distaste for that crew and the intelligence field in general.

Consider a "Cooperism" from Gunsite Gossip: "Blessed is he, who in the face of death, thinks ONLY of the Front Sight."

I believe he was a Colonel in the USMC reserves and served I think in WWII in the Pacific theatre or perhaps it was Korea. He is in his 80's so I'm inclined to think WWII

Lt. Col. Served in Korea and in WW-II, in the Pacific theater. IIRC, He has a "kill" with a 1911A1. It was in Korea, from a moving jeep I believe. :)

His Commentaries are available on several websites. The one I have bookmarked is http://www.dvc.org.uk/~johnny/jeff/. : another ishttp://www.molonlabe.net/Commentaries/

A whole list of links to the commentaries can be found on Father Frog's page Read about Lt. Col. Cooper here or here