Whirlwind
Author: James Clavell
Librarian’s note: An alternate cover edition can be found herePresents the story of three weeks in Tehran in February 1979: three weeks of fanaticism, passion, self-sacrifice and heartbreak. Caught between the revolutionaries and the forces of international intrigue is a team of professional pilots. They are ordered to flee to safety with their helicopters…..Read More
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