Chris Adams (General)

Chris Adams is an American author and US Air Force officer, born June 29, 1935.

Early life and education

Adams graduated from Tarleton State University, Texas A&M University and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

Air Force career

During his US Air Force career, he served as a Wing Commander, air division commander and senior staff officer with the Defense Nuclear Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is a Command Pilot and Vietnam veteran, and logged over 8,000 hours in a variety of aircraft including the B-36, B-52, C-141 and C-47 ‘Gooney Bird’ in Vietnam.

During his military career he received the Distinguished Service Medal, the Department of Defense Meritorious Service Medal, two Legions of Merit, two Air Medals for service in Vietnam combat and numerous other awards.

Civilian career

Adams retired from the Air Force with the grade of Major General and Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Command in 1983 to accept an appointment as Associate Director at Los Alamos National Laboratory. He later joined ANDREW Corporation as Vice President of Government Systems, where he spent fifteen years and traveled extensively in Saudi Arabia, China and the Soviet Union, including 23 extended visits to Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.

Public service and writing

Adams served with numerous government agencies and university foundations, and was appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve on the Brazos River Authority Board of Directors. He is the author of six books on the Cold War, two non-fiction and four spy novels.

Bibliography

* "Profiles In Betrayal: The Enemy Within."citation |title=Profiles In Betrayal: The Enemy Within |date=December 2002 |isbn=0-595-25277-X
* "The Betrayal Mosaic: A Cold War Spy Story." citation |title=The Betrayal Mossaic: A Cold War Spy Story |date=March 2004 |isbn=0-595-30913-5
* "Out of Darkness: The Last Russian Revolution."citation |title=Out of Darkness: The Last Russian Revolution |date=May 2006 |isbn=0-595-39755-7
* "Ideologies in Conflict: A Cold War Docu-Story" citation |title= Ideologies in Conflict: A Cold War Docu-Story |date=July 2001 |isbn=0595189636
* "Inside The Cold War: A Cold Warrior's Reflections citation |title= Inside The Cold War: A Cold Warrior's Reflections |date=December 2004 |isbn=1410218910