The Aquitaine Progression

1984 novel by Robert Ludlum

The Aquitaine Progression

The Aquitaine Progression first edition cover.

Author| Robert Ludlum
Language| English
Genre| Thriller
Publisher| Random House

Publication date

| February 12, 1984
Publication place| United States
Media type| Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages| 647 pp (first edition)
ISBN| 0-394-53674-6
OCLC| 9943106

Dewey Decimal

| 813/.54 19
LC Class| PS3562.U26 A87 1984

The Aquitaine Progression is a novel by Robert Ludlum originally published in 1984.[1]

## Plot summary

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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

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* 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

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* 1984, US, Random House ISBN 0-394-53674-6, Pub date February 12, 1984, Hardback
* 1985, US, Bantam Books ISBN 0-553-24900-2, Pub date February 1, 1985, Paperback
* 1984, UK, Grafton ISBN 0-246-11418-5 Pub date March 1984, Hardback
* 1999, UK, HarperCollins ISBN 0-586-05277-1, Pub date January 4, 1999, Paperback

## References

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1. ^ "THE AQUITAINE PROGRESSION". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 1983. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

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Novels by Robert Ludlum

Novels|

* The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971)
* The Osterman Weekend (1972)
* The Matlock Paper (1973)
* Trevayne (1973)
* The Cry of the Halidon (1974)
* The Rhinemann Exchange (1974)
* The Road to Gandolfo (1975)
* The Gemini Contenders (1976)
* The Chancellor Manuscript (1977)
* The Holcroft Covenant (1978)
* The Parsifal Mosaic (1982)
* The Aquitaine Progression (1984)
* The Icarus Agenda (1988)
* The Road to Omaha (1992)
* The Scorpio Illusion (1993)
* The Apocalypse Watch (1995)
* The Prometheus Deception (2000)
* The Sigma Protocol (2001)
* The Janson Directive (2002)
* The Tristan Betrayal (2003)
* The Ambler Warning (2005)
* The Bancroft Strategy (2006)

Bourne series|

* The Bourne Identity (1980)
* The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
* The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)

Matarese series|

* The Matarese Circle (1979)
* The Matarese Countdown (1997)

See also|

* Covert-One series

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