Where Eagles Dare

A momentous read for me in many respects. The most famous book of my favorite author as a young teenager; I was given a signed first edition (signed not just by the author but by two of the actors in the film whose screenplay the author wrote before the novel) by my closest friends as a 50th birthda......more

Where Eagles Dare was the first Alistair Maclean book I ever read in High School. One of my buddies loaned me a copy, and I (figuratively) inhaled it. (I think I read it in a day or two.) It really is quite a fast read. This is an action, adventure, espionage, thriller set during World War II, that......more

When I was at school, way back in the 1970s, I used to read a lot of Alistair MacLean novels as I'm sure many teenage boys did. Back then the shelves of my local WH Smith was full of his books, many with tie in covers from the film versions. MacLean was not only a hugely successful author, but his n......more

MacLean wrote the book on WWII suspense thrillers. A team of allied specialists parachute into Germany to rescue a captured American general. He team is led by a Brit, Smith, played in the movie by Richard Burton, aided by an American, Schaefer, played in the movie by Clint Eastwood. Worth reading. T......more

Cărțile lui Alistair MacLean s-au vândut în peste 150 de milioane de exemplare, ceea ce face ca scriitorul britanic să fie unul dintre cei mai bine vânduți autori de ficțiune istorică din toate timpurile. Apoi vin eu și spun meh. Nu spun asta, dar știam că e ceva diferit față de restul scrierilor cu......more