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The Fist of God
by Frederick Forsyth
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
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Caterham, Surrey, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Published by Bantam Press, London; 1994. First edition, first impression. 493pp. Condition: Fine/Fine
Bound in original black cloth boards with title to the spine. The binding is square and tight and free from marks or damage, save a little bumping to the corners and spine ends. Inside, the pages are clean and bright with just the usual toning to the edges.
The book is housed in its original, first edition dust jacket, which is also in excellent condition. It is bright and smart, with no wear or marks to speak of, save a touch of bumping to the spine ends and corners, and the price has been clipped.
Against the backdrop of the Gulf War, Frederick Forsyth has complied his most ambitious and powerful novel to date. It is Forsyth at his best, creating a masterful plot on a grand scale. Not until you read this novel do you discover why the Allies did not go to Baghdad or eliminate Saddam Hussein; why the ground invasion was delayed; who really destroyed the Scud threat to Israel; who the secret agent was inside Saddam's inner circle; and why Saddam really thought he could win and thus refused to pull out of Kuwait. None of this has ever been revealed - until now. This is a very smart and collectible first edition of this novel by Forsyth and it would sit well in any modern firsts collection.
Reviews
On Nov 20 2007, Hazelwood_Booksellers said:
Frederick Forsyth has proven time and again that he is a master of his genre in historically based fiction of war, spying, and terrorism. He's given his readers blockbuster mystery suspense thrillers such as: The Day of the Jackal; The Dogs of War; The Fourth Protocol; The Odessa File; The Negotiator ... and more. With, The Fist of God, he has struck classic pay-dirt again. Here is perhaps the most thoroughly researched, historically based novel set in prewar operation Desert Storm yet written, with an absolutely captivating cast of characters. Forsyth takes us inside the Allies war-rooms, to secret meetings of Saddam Hussein's war cabinet, to daring flights by the American Air Force over the skies of Iraq, to the sands of Iraq itself, and into the deepest recesses of Hussien's depot dictatorship with a daring spy, Mike Martin, trying to reach an undercover agent he knows only as, Jerico, who holds high-level intel the Allies believe may make or break the war effort. This is an intense story of wartime subterfuge you won't want to miss. This was Frederick Forsyth's 11th work.
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- Bookseller
- Everlasting Editions
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1169
- Title
- The Fist of God
- Author
- Frederick Forsyth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bantam Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1994
- Pages
- 493pp.
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- frederick, forsyth, odessa, file, day, jackal, fist, god, gulf, war, iraq, saddam, hussein, thriller, politics, political, history, historical, fiction, book, first, 1st, edition, gift, vintage, book
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