The fist of God
by Frederick Forsyth · first published 1994
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A Gulf War spy story featuring Mike Martin, an Arabic-speaking British agent. He is sent to Baghdad after the invasion of Kuwait to contact a mole in Saddam Hussein's entourage, but the information he obtains is so unbelievable, his superiors decide he's been duped. When they realize their mistake, Martin's mission becomes even more dangerous.
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Frederick Forsyth's "The Fist of God" is a good read and uses Gerald Bull and his super gun as part of the plot.
on “The Tragic Tale of Saddam Hussein's “Supergun”” ↗Good novel: Frederick Forsyth — The Fist of God.
on “Project Babylon: Gerald Bull’s Downfall (2006)” ↗Not comparable, but the story of Gerald Bull is interesting. I read Frederick Forsyth's The Fist of God in the late 90s and only came to know about Bull and Project Babylon when I chanced upon the Wikipedia article on the subject.
on “Qian Xuesen: The missile genius America lost and China gained (2025)” ↗It was also fictionalised in a Frederick Forsyth's espionage thriller, The Fist of God [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fist_of_God
on “SpinLaunch completes first test flight with rocket-flinging launch system” ↗