{"product_id":"on-wings-of-eagles","title":"On Wings of Eagles","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Wings of Eagles recounts the true, high-stakes mission commissioned by H. Ross Perot to free two Electronic Data Systems executives—Bill Gaylord and Paul Chiapparone—from an Iranian jail as revolutionary unrest swept Tehran in 1978–79. Ken Follett turns a corporate crisis into a breathless narrative: detailed escape-and-evasion planning, ex‑Special Forces operatives and paramilitary-style tactics, and the chaotic atmosphere of Iran on the eve of Ayatollah Khomeini’s return. The book illuminates how private initiative, loyalty to employees and leadership under pressure intersected with the larger political convulsions of the Iranian Revolution, producing a non-fiction account that reads with thriller-like immediacy and historical significance for understanding foreign workers’ vulnerability during regime change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is a reported non‑fiction narrative based on interviews and operational detail, published by New American Library (ISBN 9780451131515). It is catalogued as corporate rescue\/hostage history and political crisis narrative, emphasizing U.S.–Iran interactions, H. Ross Perot’s role, and the Electronic Data Systems episode. Ken Follett—better known for his bestselling historical thrillers—applies documentary reporting to a real-world rescue, giving readers both granular procedural insight and a panoramic view of late‑1970s Iran; no specific maps or photographs are listed for this edition in the provided bibliographic data.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WW2 Bunker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44298892083302,"sku":"9780451131515","price":10.03,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/4926\/4998\/files\/U5FMgFYSw7nIWKF-VXnDw3Pebh94PO5g4Q7tzTD1U7U.jpg?v=1767230940","url":"https:\/\/ww2bunker.com\/products\/on-wings-of-eagles","provider":"WW2 Bunker","version":"1.0","type":"link"}