The fist of God

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ff- 'Forsyth'^ expertise and research lend th^^ book a powerful ring of authenticity and he has ah almost mesmeric ability to compel the reader to tep turning the page. It's a corking good read' spectator
During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion gf Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut'Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destructjoTi oiilhe
Allied forces. • >
Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who fean pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance. What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run' the Iraqi spy known as Jericho, the sleeper who might be prepared to provide vital information for money. It is a highly dangerous operation, the results of which cause the Allies to delay their ground assault for four days - while Martin parachutes into the Iraqi mountains on the most hazardous mission of his life: to find... Tovább

Fülszöveg

ff- 'Forsyth'^ expertise and research lend th^^ book a powerful ring of authenticity and he has ah almost mesmeric ability to compel the reader to tep turning the page. It's a corking good read' spectator
During those fateful weeks before Saddam Hussein's invasion gf Kuwait, a fragment of radio intercept had referred to Qubth-ut'Allah, a devastating secret weapon that could rain death and destructjoTi oiilhe
Allied forces. • >
Despite Allied scepticism, Major Mike Martin, an SAS man who fean pass as an Arab, is sent into Kuwait to assess Iraqi strength and help the resistance. What he discovers there takes him into the heart of Baghdad, where he is to 'run' the Iraqi spy known as Jericho, the sleeper who might be prepared to provide vital information for money. It is a highly dangerous operation, the results of which cause the Allies to delay their ground assault for four days - while Martin parachutes into the Iraqi mountains on the most hazardous mission of his life: to find and destroy Qubth-ut-Allah - the Fist of God.
Not until you rtadTHE FIST OF GOD will you realise why Saddam Hussein thought he could win the Gulf War and so refused 1o pull out
of Kuwait.
'He is a superb storyteller some notable excitements in the best Forsyth style' Douglas Hurd, daily telegraph
'Once again, as in The Day of the Jackal and a host of other gripping tales, the master has done a brilliant job' the times
'By turns fascinating and thrilling keeps springing surprises to the very end' Sunday telegraph
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