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Where Eagles Dare

Alistair MacLean author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:14th Nov '19

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The classic World War II thriller from the bestselling author

The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

Winter 1943, and US General Carnaby has been captured by the Nazis. He is being held in a fortress high in the Bavarian Alps. headquarters of the German Secret Service, and in his head are plans for the invasion of Normandy.

A special team of British commandos, a US Army ranger and a female secret agent is hurriedly assembled. Their mission: parachute into the area, break in to the alpine Castle, and rescue General Carnaby before the Germans can interrogate him.

But unknown to all, there is another mission, and someone in the group is a traitor…

‘The most successful British novelist of his time’
Jack Higgins

‘The best adventure story I have ever read’
Richard Burton

‘A real humdinger. The best MacLean.’
Daily Mirror

‘MacLean has done it again; produced another king-sized thriller of tremendous pace and excitement. The tension is almost unbearable at times, but you can’t stop turning the pages in a feverish desire to know what happens next.’
Liverpool Echo

ISBN: 9780008337339

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 23mm

Weight: 240g

352 pages