The Hilton Assignment

by Patrick Seale, Maureen McConville

From the Mercenary wars-net. It explains the attempted overthrow of Col Quaddhifi in 1969 and explains the bloodless coup of another middle eastern leader.

192 pages, Paperback

Published February 1, 1974

About the author

Patrick Abram Seale was a Belfast-born journalist and author who specialised in the Middle East. A former correspondent for The Observer, he interviewed many Middle Eastern leaders and personalities. Seale was also a literary agent and art dealer.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not so much a real life political thriller, as a really drawn out comedy of errors, and not very funny at that. The damn assignment never gets off the ground.