The Aquitaine Progression Explained
| The Aquitaine Progression |
| Author: | Robert Ludlum |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Thriller |
| Publisher: | Random House |
| Pub Date: | February 12, 1984 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages: | 647 pp (first edition) |
| Isbn: | 0-394-53674-6 |
| Dewey: | 813/.54 19 |
| Congress: | PS3562.U26 A87 1984 |
| Oclc: | 9943106 |
The Aquitaine Progression is a novel by Robert Ludlum originally published in 1984.[1]
Plot summary
Joel Converse is a lawyer, having previously been a fighter pilot in the Vietnam War. Because of his wartime experiences with Command Saigon, in the form of a psychopathic general named "Mad" Marcus Delavane, he is chosen to thwart a cabal of former generals bent on world domination.
The Generals
- Erich Leifhelm, a former Field Marshal from Nazi Germany, who ingratiated himself with the West after the defeat of Hitler.
- Chaim Abrams, a tough-as-nails sabra, a hero to Israeli independence.
- Jacques-Louis Bertholdier, a hero of the French Resistance who revels in his past as an assistant to De Gaulle.
- Jan van Headmer, a South African general known as the "slayer of Soweto."
- George Marcus Delavane, a bloodthirsty U.S. general from the Vietnam war.
Publication history
- 1984, US, Random House, Pub date February 12, 1984, Hardback
- 1985, US, Bantam Books, Pub date February 1, 1985, Paperback
- 1984, UK, Grafton Pub date March 1984, Hardback
- 1999, UK, HarperCollins, Pub date January 4, 1999, Paperback
Notes and References
- Web site: 1 March 1983 . THE AQUITAINE PROGRESSION . 2024-01-10 . Kirkus Reviews . en.
