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Oakes was born in 1925. He served in World War II as a fighter pilot and graduated from Yale University. [1] Oakes is an engineer by training (at one point in the series, he is hired by an architectural firm), and Anthony Trust, ahead of Black at both Greyburn and Yale, recruits him for the Central Intelligence Agency in his senior year, 1951.
High Jinx is a 1986 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. [1] It is the seventh of 11 novels in the series by date of publication, but occurs third chronologically. Plot [ edit ]
This novel, set in 1952, reveals Oakes's childhood and educational background, his recruitment into the CIA, and the Agency's procedures for "handling" him. His first assignment sends him to Britain, where he must identify (and deal with) a high-level security leak close to the (fictional) British monarch, Queen Caroline.
Stained Glass is an American spy thriller novel by William F. Buckley, Jr., the second of eleven novels in the Blackford Oakes series. [1] Its first paperback edition won a 1980 National Book Award in the one-year category Mystery (paperback). [ 2 ] [
CIA agent Blackford Oakes is sent to West Berlin East Germany in 1961, during the time leading up to the building of the Berlin Wall. Henri Tod is a German Jew who during World War II is sent to England to prevent his conscription into the army. After the war he returns to Germany and becomes Germany's leading Freedom fighter.
This is a category for novels featuring Blackford Oakes, the fictional CIA agent created by William F. Buckley Jr. Pages in category "Blackford Oakes novels" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Blackie or Blackford Oakes, protagonist of a series of novels by William F. Buckley, Jr. Blackie Parrish , on the soap opera General Hospital Father John Blackwood "Blackie" Ryan , protagonist of 17 mystery novels by Roman Catholic priest Father Andrew Greeley
Tucker's Last Stand is a 1990 Blackford Oakes novel by William F. Buckley, Jr. It is the ninth of 11 novels in the series. [1] Plot.