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

Follett, Ken

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ISBN 10: 0451213092 ISBN 13: 9780451213099

Casa editrice: Penguin Books, 2004

Riassunto

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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Recensione:

"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 
From the Paperback edition.

L'autore:

Ken Follett is one of the world’s best-loved authors, selling more than 160 million copies of his thirty books. Follett’s first bestseller was Eye of the Needle, a spy story set in the Second World War. 

In 1989 The Pillars of the Earth was published, and has since become the author’s most successful novel. It reached number one on bestseller lists around the world and was an Oprah’s Book Club pick.
 
Its sequels, World Without End and A Column of Fire, proved equally popular, and the Kingsbridge series has sold 38 million copies worldwide.
 
Follett lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife Barbara. Between them they have five children, six grandchildren, and three Labradors. 

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Penguin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0451213092
• ISBN 13: 9780451213099
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 416