THE DOGS OF WAR / THE FOURTH PROTOCOL

Forsyth, Frederick

ISBN 10: 055323272X / ISBN 13: 9780553232721

Published by Bantam Books, 1981

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Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copies. Store Stamped. --- THE DOGS OF WAR --- In a remote corner of Zangaro, a small republic in Africa, lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day the mountain emits a strange glow. Only Sir James Manson knows why. The mountain contains ten billion dollar's worth of the world's most valuable mineral, platinum. Now the only question is, how to get hold of it. Sir James knows how. Invade the country with a band of savage, cold-blooded mercenaries. Topple the government and set up a puppet dictatorship. Unleash the dogs of war. --- THE FOURTH PROTOCOL --- (KIRKUS REVIEW) - Another Forsyth countdown thriller--this time in 1987 Britain, where (in the novel's last 150 pages) the men of MI5 will be madly scrambling in order to prevent a USSR-engineered nuclear ""accident."" Before the countdown begins, however, Forsyth teasingly moves back and forth between two slowly-developing plots, which will link up only in the novel's final moments. . .See photos for additional content. . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE DOGS OF WAR / THE FOURTH PROTOCOL
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Publication Date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 055323272X
• ISBN 13: 9780553232721
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • BUNDLED BARGAINS
  • MYSTERY BARGAINS
  • Mystery/Thriller

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Synopsis

When James Manson discovers a mountain of platinum in a remote African republic he hires an army of mercenaries to topple the government and replace its dictator with a puppet president. But he soon finds he no longer makes the rules in this power game.

From the Publisher

"A super thriller. . .as instantly enthralling as the day of the Jackal."-- Publishers Weekly.

In a remote corner of Zangaro, a small republic in Africa, lies Crystal Mountain. At certain times of the day the mountain emits a strange glow. Only Sir James Manson knows why. The mountain contains ten billion dollar's worth of the world's most valuable mineral, platinum. "Not only exciting but truly surprising"--Atlantic. Now the only question is, how to get hold of it. Sir James knows how. Invade the country with a band of savage, cold-blooded mercenaries. Topple the government and set up a puppet dictatorship. Unleash the dogs of war.

"There is no doubt about it. Frederick Forsyth can write spellbinders."--Bestsellers.