Wheels of Fire - Couverture rigide

Strong, Terence

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0743207513 ISBN 13 : 9780743207515

Editeur : Simon & Schuster, 2005

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

A journey to hell and back . . .
Ex-SAS, Jeff Hawkins is summoned to war-torn Bosnia to replace a negotiator in the Royal Wessex…and he soon finds he's been pitched into a task far more difficult and dangerous than he had imagined.
His role is to keep the UN aid convoys running at all costs. But his Company commander isn't up to the job and his oppo in Liaison is running his own agenda with the Secret Service.
The uneasy Muslim/Croat alliance is breaking down with the arrival of fundamentalist fighters from Afghanistan… Then there are the mercenaries for hire and the CIA stirring the pot for its own ends.
Only the arrival of the winter snow brings a welcome lull to the mayhem.But it brings another vast problem. It's vital that one huge aid convoy runs the gauntlet of fighting along the icy mountain roads to break the siege of Sarajevo before Christmas.
Defying all odds, the twin air-horns of a hundred trucks blast defiantly as their giant wheels begin to roll on a journey to hell and back…
'Relentless energy from a man who knows his tradecraft, survival skills, muzzle velocities and conspiracy theory as well as anyone in the business' Guardian

Présentation de l'éditeur

1992: Ex-SAS officer Jeff Hawkins is summoned to Bosnia, where his role is to keep the UN aid convoys running at all costs. But Hawkins soon realises he's been pitched into a task far more dangerous than he had imagined. His new Company commander isn't up to the job; his colleague in Liaison is tied up with the British Secret Service and running his own agenda; the uneasy alliance of local Muslims and Croats against the Serbs is about to break down with the arrival of Islamic fundamentalist fighters from Afghanistan. Then there's the small matter of mercenaries for hire and the CIA stirring the pot for their own ends. Only the arrival of the winter snow in the rugged mountains of Bosnia brings a welcome lull to the mayhem. But it also brings another huge problem: it is vital that one huge convoy runs the gauntlet of the fighting along the icy mountain roads, breaking the siege of Sarajevo with vital provisions and medical supplies before Christmas. Defying all odds, the twin-air horns of a hundred trucks blast defiantly as their giant wheels begin to roll on a journey to hell and back ...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Simon & Schuster
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0743207513
• ISBN 13: 9780743207515
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400