United States History - 20th Century - General & Miscellaneous, Diplomatic Relations, Terrorism, United States History - 20th Century - 1945 to 2000, Middle Eastern History, U.S. International Relations, Middle Eastern Politics

On Wings of Eagles

Name: On Wings of Eagles
Author: Ken Follett
ISBN: 9780451163530

by Ken Follett

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Overview

"Ken Follett tells the 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.

Synopsis

A true story of the dangerous mission to rescue two executives from an Iranian jail under the direction of Ross Perot. A compelling picture of Iran just before the revolution that put Ayatollah Khomeini in power.

About the Author, Ken Follett

Known around the world for his string of smash-hit spy thrillers touched off by 1978 s Eye of the Needle, Ken Follett s taut tales -- spiked with more than a dash of sex appeal -- have earned this author (and sometime blues guitarist) a reputation as a master of international intrigue.