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This is one of those classic war novels that created a genre and was highly influential, like the Alistair Maclean's novels Guns of Navarone & Where Eagles Dare (both books share the same era in thriller books that were published and both are British and are considered great in their genre).
This is one of those books that dared to show a different face of WWII, the Germans were not the bloodthirsty murderers they are actually the gentleman like hero's and of course the other antihero the IRA hit ...more
This is one of those books that dared to show a different face of WWII, the Germans were not the bloodthirsty murderers they are actually the gentleman like hero's and of course the other antihero the IRA hit ...more
Jack Higgins is an English author of inventive, historical-based action/intrigue tales written with a distinctive zest and style he has made his own in the market. You can always 'tell' a Jack Higgins yarn when its in your hands. His tales are brisk; military; balanced. They have the correct proportions of all the ingredients necessary for fun 'period' thrillers; and they usually finish with a crisp, cynical, self-deprecating snap which Alistair McLean perhaps wishes he could impart to his own w
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Feb 19, 2013
Michael
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it was amazing
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An excellent thriller about a German plot to kidnap Churchill at the height of WWII. This is really a legitimate page-turner. Truly exicting right to the last page.
Really good war action book.
Mar 09, 2009
Scott E
marked it as to-read
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Jul 08, 2009
Malia
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really liked it
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