Triple (1979)

by Ken Follett

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"A New York Times bestselling novel of international suspense and terror from the author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and A Column of Fire As Egypt comes closer and closer to developing a nuclear bomb, the Mossad's number one Israeli agent is given an impossible mission: to beat the Arabs in the nuclear arms race by finding and stealing two hundred tons of uranium. The world's balance of power will shift. And the Mossad, the KGB, the Egyptians, and Fedayeen terrorists will play out the final, violent moves in this devastating game where the price of failure is a nuclear holocaust"--… (more)

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Astounding Spy thriller

An international spy thriller spanning three continents, this twisted tale of friendships, betrayals, and war-weary generations is a page-turner.
Ken Follett drives the reader through the minds of plotters, planners, and politics as the leaders of each interested party fight for a stash of potential uranium and glory. (

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JoniMFisher | Oct 26, 2023 |

First edition good

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Written in the early days of his career and set in 1968 when these events or something similar was supposed to have happened. Because political relations in the Middle East have not improved a lot since then it still has relevence. (

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Set of 16 Techno-Thrillers by Ken Follett (Whiteout, Hornet Flight, Jackdaws, Code to Zero, Hammer of Eden, Third Twin, A Place Called Freedom, A Dangerous Fortune, Night Over Water, Lie Down with Lions, Man from St. Petersburg, Key to Rebecca, Triple, Eye of the Needle, Pillars of the Earth) by Ken Follett

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Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Triple • Jenny's Mountain • Seal Morning • The Churchill Diamonds by Reader's Digest

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Triple

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1979

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Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK

Cairo, Egypt

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

France

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Operation Plumbat (1968)

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It must be appreciated that the only difficult part of making a fission bomb of some sort is the preparation of a supply of fissionable material of adequate purity; the design of the bomb itself is relatively easy...Encyclopedia Americana

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For Al Zuckerman

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There was a time just once, when they were all together.

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"A New York Times bestselling novel of international suspense and terror from the author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and A Column of Fire As Egypt comes closer and closer to developing a nuclear bomb, the Mossad's number one Israeli agent is given an impossible mission: to beat the Arabs in the nuclear arms race by finding and stealing two hundred tons of uranium. The world's balance of power will shift. And the Mossad, the KGB, the Egyptians, and Fedayeen terrorists will play out the final, violent moves in this devastating game where the price of failure is a nuclear holocaust"--

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In de zwartste dagen van Israëls conflict met Egypte krijgt geheim agent Nat Dickstein de onmogelijke opdracht zijn land aan 200 ton uranium te helpen. Er is maar één weg: kaap een schip en steel de lading. Dickstein voert de opdracht uit. Zijn tegenstanders zijn de KGB, de Egyptische geheime dienst en Arabische extremisten. Aan zijn zijde staat een jonge, beeldschone half Engelse, half Arabische vrouw. Of speelt zij een dubbelspel...?

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