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On Wings of Eagles by Ken Follett

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On Wings of Eagles

The Inspiring True Story of One Man's Patriotic Spirit--and His Heroic Mission to Save His Countrymen

Ken Follett

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 7, 2004

Reading lane: Iranian History

#1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . .

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Why This Clicks

Mission Energy

A tense, true-story read with the propulsion of a performance.

Come here for

  • patriotic urgency, carried like a thriller
  • real-world mission tension with a staged, cinematic feel

Expect

  • history with operational detail
  • steady momentum over reflection

Book Details

Authors
Ken Follett
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
December 7, 2004
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Iranian History · Afghan War (2001-)
Reading lane
Iranian History

Affinity

Publisher Categories

  • Iranian History

  • 20th-Century America

  • Political History & Ideas

About This Book

#1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . . When two of his employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a group of volunteers from the executive ranks of his corporation, handpicked and trained by a retir...

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#1 bestselling author Ken Follett tells the inspiring true story of the Middle East hostage crisis that began in 1978, and of the unconventional means one American used to save his countrymen. . . . When two of his employees were held hostage in a heavily guarded prison fortress in Iran, one man took matters into his own hands: businessman H. Ross Perot. His team consisted of a group of volunteers from the executive ranks of his corporation, handpicked and trained by a retired Green Beret officer. To free the imprisoned Americans, they would face incalculable odds on a mission that only true heroes would have dared. . . .

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