The Eagle Has Landed
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The Eagle Has Landed

by Jack Higgins

1975•Thriller•382 pages

Taste attributes: thrillerwarespionageactionunsavouryheavyintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect a sweeping, serious thriller, dark rather than wholesome. Best if you like depth over escapism.

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4.4 / 5

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About This Book

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 mission, ordered by Hitler himself and planned by Heinrich Himmler, is led by ace agent Kurt Steiner and aided on the ground by IRA gunman Liam Devlin

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ThrillerWarEspionageActionRescue/escape/jeopardyAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Germany in fictionWorld War, 1939-1945 in fictionSecret serviceWorld War, 1939-1945ThrillerLanguage readersGermanyMissing persons

Details

Author
Jack Higgins
Published
1975
Pages
382
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