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Major Dirk Pitt picked up the frantic distress call as he cruised his lumbering amphibious plane over the islands of the Aegean. Brady Air Force base was under fire, its entire force of jets destroyed on the ground . . . by just one First World War bi-plane!A psychotic ex-Nazi, a bloodthirsty Greek strongman and a beautiful double agent set Pitt on the trail of the warped mastermind behind a devastating sabotage plot. And on that trail, danger and death are never far behind . . .
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Clive Cussler grew up in Alhambra, California. He later attended Pasadena City College for two years, but then enlisted in the Air Force during the Korean War where he served as an aircraft mechanic and flight engineer in the Military Air Transport Service. Upon his discharge, he became a copywriter and later creative director for two leading ad agencies. At that time, he wrote and produced radio and television commercials that won numerous international awards one at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. He began writing in 1965 and published his first novel featuring Dirk Pitt (R) in 1973. Clive is the founder of the National Underwater & Marine Agency, (NUMA) a non-profit organisation that dedicates itself to American maritime and naval history, and a fellow in both the Explorers Club of New York and the Royal Geographic Society in London. He also collects classic automobiles. Clive divides his time between the mountains of Colorado and the deserts of Arizona.
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- PublisherSevern House
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0727804049
- ISBN 13 9780727804044
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages240
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Mayday!
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Severn House Publishers Ltd
(1978)
ISBN 10: 0727804049
ISBN 13: 9780727804044
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Good. First British Edition. 301pp, not price clipped, ex-library copy with mark to free front end paper where a label has been removed, cancellation stamps to title and inside of title page also on bottom edge of last page, there are no library marks on the wrapper. Wrapper has slight rubbing to edges especially top edge, no tears or fading, however it appears to have stretched somewhat perhaps through being in a library protective sleeve, would be OK in a replacement protective sleeve. Significant spine lean, rubbing to boards at top and bottom edge of spine. Surprisingly good condition internally, some light soiling to margins on a couple of pages and some light soiling to edge of text block. Very happy to supply photos and further details on request. Heavy item which will require additional postage outside the UK. Scarce in any condition. Seller Inventory # 028192
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