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The Eagle Has Landed

By: Jack Higgins
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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About this listen

Brought to you by Penguin.

In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for "The Eagle has landed."

It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil.

But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight ...

For in that remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together. Ready to do battle for a nation against the most ruthless task force ever assembled.

© Jack Higgins 1998 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

 20th Century Espionage Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Military Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense War & Military Fiction War Winston Churchill

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Critic reviews

A thriller writer in a class of his own
Higgins is a master of his craft
A compulsively readable storyteller
100 per cent proof adventure
Higgins makes the pages fly
The master craftsman of good, clean adventure
A seasoned pro . . . Mr Higgins knows how to tell a story!
The architect of the modern thriller
Unsurpassed by any adventure story in recent years
All stars
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Absolutely fantastic. Its been years since I watched the movie, so I said I would give this a go. New author and narrator for me and wow o wow. If you like the old WW2 stories or the old commando comics then this is for you.
loved it

Outstanding

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Really enjoyed this reading.
as usual the book is better than the film. enjoy all.

good book

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Much better than the film ,just about to order the follow up book "The Eagle has Flown" .

Brilliant !

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A fantastic story with perfect narration.After listening to over fifty titles this is my favourite.

Perfect Listen

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I think everyone knows the story from the movie at this stage but it’s really well written and flows with pace throughout, moving back and forth between all the main players. The narration is good- though it would have been better to get more accurate pronunciation of the Irish language parts!

Great story.

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