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The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975. It was quickly adapted into a British film of the same name, released in 1976.
Sep 8, 1975 · The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975. The book makes use of the false document technique, and opens with Higgins describing his discovery of the concealed grave of thirteen German paratroopers in an English graveyard.
The Eagle Has Flown is a book by Jack Higgins, first published in 1991. It is a sequel to The Eagle Has Landed. Plot summary. Following the events in the previous novel, it is revealed that Kurt Steiner did not die after attempting to kill the fake Churchill, but was only wounded.
Jun 1, 2000 · A crack team of commandos led by a disgraced war hero must venture into the heart of England to carry out their mission, or die trying. Meanwhile, in a quiet seaside village, a beautiful widow and an IRA assassin have already laid the groundwork for what will be the most treacherous plot of the war.
The Eagle Has Landed, Touch the Devil, and Confessional. by Jack Higgins. 4.40 · 458 Ratings · 7 Reviews · 3 editions. Three New York Times–bestselling thrillers take IR…. Want to Read. Rate it: Liam Devlin, an IRA hero in 1940s Ireland The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin, #1), Touch the Devil (Liam Devlin, #2), Confessional (Liam Devlin ...
Mar 29, 2011 · New York Times Bestseller: An audacious Nazi plan to kidnap Winston Churchill threatens to tip the scales of World War II. In November of 1943, an elite team of Nazi paratroopers descends on British soil with a diabolical goal: to abduct Winston Churchill and cripple the Allied war effort.
The Eagle Has Landed was Higgins’ most successful book, probably helped by the popularity of the film. It is, of course, a great adventure story which keeps the reader intrigued with ‘what ifs’ in history, but its real achievement is to take traditional villains – German soldiers and IRA men – and turn them into sympathetic heroes.
As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossible—kidnap Winston Churchill, or kill him. A crack team of commandos led by a disgraced war hero must venture into the heart of England to carry out their mission, or die trying.
It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler&;s audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil in November 1943. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight.&;
- Jack Higgins
Simon and Schuster, 1991 - Fiction - 399 pages. Re-released on its 25th anniversary, this classic novel is widely considered to be Higgins' greatest work. Threatened on all sides, a desperate...
