On Wings of Eagles

By Ken Follett,

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On Wings of Eagles is the thrilling novel based on the incredible real-life rescue of two Americans by a Green Beret colonel and a group of corporate executives from revolutionary Iran, from number one bestseller Ken Follett.

A Terrifying Prison
As Iran descends into revolution, two Americans get caught upā€¦

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I spent several of my teen years living in Iran, so had a personal interest in what happened to Americans during and after the Shahā€™s removal from power. Although Follett is best known for his epic Kingsbridge Series and thrillers such as Eye of the Needle, this non-fiction piece is as tense and engaging as much of his fiction. It details the efforts of a team assembled by Ross Perot to rescue two of his top EDS executives from Iranian captivity after a series of diplomatic efforts fail. Though this isnā€™t Follettā€™s finest prose and does seem to lionize Rossā€¦

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