On Wings of Eagles: The Inspiring True Story of One Man's Patriotic Spirit--and His Heroic Mission to Save His Countrymen - Softcover

Follett, Ken

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451213092 ISBN 13: 9780451213099

Verlag: Penguin Books, 2004

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"A superb edge-of-the-seat true story." --USA Today

"Ken Follett has combined the best of his journalistic skills and his flair for crackling fiction into a nonfiction work that's sure to be read. . . . This is one time when the mad dogs of the world were soundly defeated by the indomitable Yankee spirit and derring-do. . . . On Wings of Eagles soars." --The Kansas City Star

"Superb. . . . Ken Follett's fans may be reluctant to see him return to fiction." --The New York Times Book Review

"A remarkable adventure." --Los Angeles Times

"Follett at his most spellbinding." --Boston Herald

"A gripping thriller." --Newsday

"An extraordinary story . . . gripping." --Business Week

"Impressive suspense and excitement." --Publishers Weekly

"A first-rate bestseller . . . stirring, provocative, as meticulously detailed and as thrilling as Follett's fictional creations." --The Houston Post

"Excellent. . . . Fifteen American executives led by a feisty ex-Army colonel on a hair-raising mission. . . . No Hollywood scriptwriter could match this adventure." --The Cincinnati Enquirer

"Rich in atmosphere, character, and dialogue. . . . Follett is a pro's pro. . . . If this is not a major motion picture, somebody should kick Hollywood back to life." --New York Daily News

Reseña del editor:

Recreates the harrowing, real-life adventure of the successful prison break engineered by Col. Bull Simons, a World War II and Vietnam commando, who rescued two Texans imprisoned in a Teheran jail on behalf of Ross Perot. Reprint.

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• Verlag: Penguin Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0451213092
• ISBN 13: 9780451213099
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 416