The Eagle Has Flown, Jack Higgins
The Eagle Has Flown, Jack Higgins
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The Eagle Has Flown

Author: Jack Higgins

Narrator: Michael Page

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/15/2010

Synopsis

As an increasingly isolated and insane Hitler pursues his hopeless war, betrayal and treachery reach the highest levels of the Third Reich. German intelligence knows that paratroop officer Steiner survived "Operation Eagle," the bungled assassination attempt on Winston Churchill, and is now a POW somewhere in London. Reichsfuhrer Himmler wants him back—at any cost—and puts his top espionage agents in charge of the perilous rescue mission.Racing from the nightclubs of Lisbon to Hitler's opulent country retreat to the damp streets of London, Himmler's men get closer to their target—and to the shattering true objective of their mission....

About Jack Higgins

Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Elaine on September 10, 2016

The Eagle Has Flown by Jack Higgins. A sequel to The Eagle Has Landed, this novel exudes the same suspense, historical significance and memorable characters. The characters are well drawn--whichever side--showing the crazy unfathomable sadness of war and idiots in high places.......more

Goodreads review by Ginny on February 18, 2009

I enjoy novels about WWII and this is a good one. Jack Higgins' writing is quick and carries you along with the story.......more

Goodreads review by Addy on January 06, 2019

A fitting sequel to the legendary eagle has landed. Liam Devlin rocks as always and so do most of the other characters. Brilliant story telling. Top stuff.......more

Goodreads review by L.M. on September 09, 2017

I enjoyed this story but the but it just didn't feel like a worthy follow up to The Eagle Has Landed. The book itself is very enjoyable but there are just so many similarities to EHL that it felt almost like a cop out. Of course, the Himmler subplot was a nice shock. The characters, however, do not f......more

Goodreads review by Josh on August 05, 2020

The Eagle has Landed was one of the best books I have ever read. It was difficult to start this book with such high expectations, but I was certainly not disappointed. It read very smoothly and was intriguing from start to finish. I deducted a star because I didn't build a genuine attachment to the c......more

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