ON WINGS OF EAGLES [SIGNED]
by Follett, Ken
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, ND-HV Column. 1320688. FP New Rockville Stock.
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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- Bookseller
- Second Story Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1320688
- Title
- ON WINGS OF EAGLES [SIGNED]
- Author
- Follett, Ken
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, Fourth Printing
- Publisher
- William R. Morrow
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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