Where Eagles Dare
by Alistair MacLean
Taste attributes: waractionthrilleradventurefastunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearbig & variedemotive & stirringrescue/escape/jeopardyall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a weighty, dark war novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
One winter night, seven men and a woman are parachuted onto a mountainside in wartime Germany. Their objective: an apparently inaccessible castle, headquarters of the Gestapo. Their mission: to rescue a crashed American general before the Nazi interrogators can force him to reveal secret D-Day plans.
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- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 258
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- Open Library
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