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The Eagle Has Landed is a book by British writer Jack Higgins, set during World War II and first published in 1975. [1] It was quickly adapted into a British film of the same name, released in 1976.
- Jack Higgins
- 1975
As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossible—kidnap Winston Churchill, or kill him. A crack team of commandos led by a disgraced war hero must venture into the heart of England to carry out their mission, or die trying.
- Mass Market Paperback
Jul 15, 1990 · As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossible-kidnap Winston Churchill, or kill him. A crack team of commandos led by a disgraced war hero must...
- Jack Higgins
- Pocket Books, 1990
- 0671727737, 9780671727734
- The Eagle Has Landed
Oct 24, 2013 · 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.
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- Paperback
Sep 8, 2024 · Higgins explains at the outset that this book, unlike most other World War II novels published in Britain and the US, casts the Germans as heroes. And this is true — some of its falls into the trap of the myth of the “unblemished Wehrmacht”, casting the SS as the real villains.
First published in 1975, The Eagle Has Landed is a classic tale of the ultimate act of wartime treachery. This 45th anniversary edition celebrates Jack Higgins' novel as one of the bestselling thrillers of all time.
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...
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