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When two of his American employees were held hostage in Iran, H. Ross Perot and a select group of his employees took matters into their own hands. They faced incalculable odds on a mission only true heroes would have dared....
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Ken Follet - On Wings of Eagles,
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This review is from: On Wings of Eagles (Mass Market Paperback)
Ken Follet normally writes fiction and this is a non-fiction book. Follet started out as a news journalist and he is no stranger to research. In this case, the story follows Ross Perot of EDS and his team of volunteer employees who set out to rescue two of their associates that have been wrongfully imprisoned by the Iranian government in 1979 (the year of Iran's revolution).This book should be mandatory reading for any business student taking a course on international business, because it depicts what can happen when a company conducts business in countries with high political risk. Ross Perot not only ended up risking his company but he also risked going to jail for breaking numerous laws in order to rescue two of his employees. Things could have gone very wrong and on many occasions very nearly did. Ross Perot and the ordinary EDS employees who set out to Iran to perform the heroics were extremely fortunate to execute the rescue successfully along with the help of key Iranian citizens. This is their story and it is an incredible one. This story is one of the best Ken Follet books and is highly recommended reading. If you like great story-telling combined with a in-depth research and a strong dose of tension then this book is definitely for you!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, singular, non-fiction Follett,
This review is from: On Wings of Eagles (Mass Market Paperback)
Follett strays beyond his habitual range in this non-fiction account of an increadible rescue mission in Revolutionary Iran. I've read a handful of Follett and this one is my favourite. I would have given this five stars, but Follett doesn't seem to attempt much balance with Ross Perot's version of events. Well, I guess Perot did commission the work after all. Nevertheless I disagree with other reviewers that, in this case, truth is not as good as fiction. Follett's craft as a writer shines in his telling of a compelling story.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Sometimes truth is not as exciting as fiction,
By kireviewer (Sunnyvale, Ca United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: On Wings of Eagles (Mass Market Paperback)
This is an absolutely true story of how some people working for Ross Perot at EDS were imprisoned in Iran and how the escaped. But, you know, sometimes true stories are not as interesting or suspenseful as fiction.The introduction of the characters and the build up of the story are very well done. It is just that the escape was anticlimatic and not very exciting. Other reveiwers make it sound like Ross Perot was a super hero, doing the impossible to rescue his workers. On Perot's side, he was very concerned for his people and took actions to try to help them. But, he wasn't involved in the actual rescue. He hired mercanaries to do the actual work. It turns out that there was really no rescue. The captives escaped the prison on their own. The only thing the mercenaries supplied was transporation to the border. It made it easier for the people to get out of Iran, but they probably could have done it on their own. This book would have been more interesting if it concentrated even more on the captives and gave less attention to Perot and the mercenaries. In that way, there would have been a lot more suspense and the ending would have had a better pay off. This is not a bad book. The development of the characters is very good. And there is some tension when the captives are sent to prison. It's just there is no big action filled pay off in the end.
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