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Title details for The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins - Available

The Eagle Has Landed

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by Jack Higgins
Christopher Cazenove
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"First rate.. A Fascinating adventure story...The Interest never flags."- San Francisco Chronicle.

In his most desperate moment, Adolph Hitler issues an impossible order to an disgraced war hero and his commandos. The mission: invade the very heart of England and kidnap Winston Churchill- or kill him. Far from the thunder of war, in a quiet seaside village called Studley Constable, a beautiful widow and a cultured IRA assassin undertake preparations for the ultimate act of treachery. On November 6, 1943, Berlin gets the coded message: "The Eagle has Landed". Tightly plotted and bristling with suspense. The Eagle has Landed is a masterpiece of espionage and commando action, a searing drama of the courage and deceit of those who paid the price for Hitler's most daring plan.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Liam Devlin

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    September 5, 2005

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • File size: 355709 KB
      • Duration: 12:21:03

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Higgins's bestselling 1975 novel has lost none of its punch, thanks to Christopher Cazenove's superb delivery. The German plot to send paratroopers into a small village to kidnap/kill Winston Churchill gets new life, thanks to a superb audio rendition. Each character is individually voiced: the devious Himmler, the IRA revolutionary, the young girl whom he romances, the local traitor (female), the German Steiner, who speaks perfect English, the stuffy British nobility, the priest, who is young at the time but returns many years later as a sick old man. Action alternates with pastoral village scenes, sometimes without much pause. This last quibble aside, this is a winner. J.B.G. (c) AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine
    • AudioFile Magazine
      This early Higgins novel is an excellent choice for dramatization. The story of a daring Nazi commando raid into a small English village in 1943 has some surprising consequences. The prelude to the actual landing is staged in German and English scenes, perfectly suited to radio-style dramatization. Nazi generals with thick accents, an undercover IRA assassin using a lilting brogue and a German agent in the guise of the perfect English country woman offer excellent roles for the talented cast. The use of sound effects is good, and the production offers suspense to the last moments. R.F.W. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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Languages

  • English

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