The Eagle Has Landed

by JackHiggins (Author)

• New

  Paperback
  2000

  $10.96

  As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossiblekidnap 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

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $4.19

  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.