Cover of The Eagle Has LandedB+
FinishedMay 29, 2013
GradeB+
GenreThriller
PublisherPocket Books, 1990
★ Review · May 29, 2013

The Eagle Has Landed

by Jack Higgins


Military thriller set in WWII with some Germans as good guys. Pretty good. Fast paced.

Publisher Description

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. Meanwhile, in a quiet seaside village, a beautiful widow and an IRA assassin have already laid the groundwork for what will be the most treacherous plot of the war. It begins on November 6, 1943, when Berlin receivs the fateful message . . . "THE EAGLE HAS LANDED . . ." "First rate . . . a fascinating adventure story." -San Francisco Chronicle "The master's master of World War II spycraft storytelling. . . . A superb and mysterious tale." -United Press International

Where this fits · 2013 reading log
Book 35 of 2013 · the 3rd Thriller read of the year.