On Wings of Eagles
by Ken Follett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0688023711
- ISBN 13
- 9780688023713
- Seller
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Picton, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Synopsis
On Wings of Eagles is a 1983 thriller novel written by British author Ken Follett. Set against the background of the Iranian revolution, it tells the story of the rescue of Paul Chiapparone and Bill Gaylord from prison in Tehran by a team of Electronic Data Systems executives led by retired Col. Arthur D. Simons. The story, according to Follett, is not fictionalized or a 'non-fiction novel'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Naval Marine Archive (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 815875
- Title
- On Wings of Eagles
- Author
- Ken Follett
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 cloth navy boards with silver gilt lettering on spine
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0688023711
- ISBN 13
- 9780688023713
- Publisher
- William Morrow and Company, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- Green Beret and Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction;
- Size
- 16 x 24 cm
Terms of Sale
Naval Marine Archive
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