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Whirlwind Author: Andrew Gavallan, based in Scotland, runs a helicopter company operating in Iran during the Shah's reign. When Khomeini comes to power, Gavallan must get his pilots and their families, and his valuable helicopters, out of the riot-torn country. Complicating matters is his power struggle with his company's secret owner, the Noble House of ... more »
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James Clavell is another who never disappoints.
"A breathtakingly compelling adventure thriller." -- Pittsburgh Press
"Whirlwind is a classic for our time." -- Chicago Sun-Times
This book is a very timely description of the current Mid-east situation and helps explain why our situation there is as it is. It describes the tribalism, religious fanaticism and curruption present in Iraq right now (although Whirlwind takes place in Iran).
"Whirlwind is a classic for our time." -- Chicago Sun-Times
This book is a very timely description of the current Mid-east situation and helps explain why our situation there is as it is. It describes the tribalism, religious fanaticism and curruption present in Iraq right now (although Whirlwind takes place in Iran).
This adventure story is set in revolutionary Iran, between February 9 and March 4, 1979, long before the hostage crisis began.
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