The Aquitaine Progression

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

Last updated March 30, 2025

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

Plot summary

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

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

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

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

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

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v t e 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

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

Contents

Plot summary

The Generals

Publication history

References