THE WILD GEESE

1977

(originally called THE THIN WHITE LINE)

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The ultimate high adventure -- 50 mercenaries on a succeed-or-die mission in Central Africa

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From blurb of Corgi edition:

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The dramatic, action-packed story of fifty steel-hard mercenaries whose contract takes them into a dangerous Central African state to snatch a deposed black president from the clutches of his country's new ruler . . . 

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"The story is fast, gripping and exciting. It reflects faithfully the spirit of men who fight for money or adventure."

--Colonel Mike Hoare, ex-mercenary leader

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"Extraordinary build-up of tension makes this tale of a mercenary rescue mission one of the rare stay-up-all-night-to-finish kind."

--Glasgow Herald

"Straight adventure and excitement . . . swift and violent action."

--Evening News