Eagles Author:Lewis Orde Son of a Catholic mother and a Jewish father, Roland Eagles is orphaned at 15 when a German bomber destroys his family. Scarred by the horrors of Bergen-Belsen, he survives by instinct alone. Using his business and gambling skills to build a financial empire, he elopes with the beautiful daughter of a diplomat - only to lose his wife in childbir... more »th. From the innocent passions of his first love, to the tight embrace of money and power, from the war-torn miseries of Europe to the lavish opulence of Manhattan society, this is the story of a streetwise boy whose remarkable life was ruled by ambition and power, tragedy and triumph.« less