Where Eagles Dare (Adrenaline Classics Series)

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Summary: Sit! Down! Major!
Review: Surprisingly hard to come by nowadays, this novel was written in parallel with the fantastic film (in a similar way to '2001: A Space Odyssey', but with much more action). It makes an interesting companion-piece - there are some subtle differences in detail and tone, and whilst the book has plenty of action the destruction isn't quite so over-the-top. Best of all, you can pour over the famously-tortuous plot at your leisure, without having to pause and write down a little flowchart showing who is pretending to be who. On the downside, you don't get the fantastic soundtrack, or Clint Eastwood's mildly-peeved grimaces as bullets zing around his head. Although he will forever be associated with 'Eagles', MacLean was more of a cold war thriller writer than a war-thriller writer, and the book is an odd cross between straightforward WW2 action and a John Le Carre-esque spy thriller, meaning that the book is doubly dated, but still great fun.

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Summary: Good Book from a Good Author
Review: This author makes his living on plot twists. Just when you think you have it figured out there is a new course. The story is a good one and very well told. The author has his historical facts correct which is important in this type of book. I would like more to a story, the editors in the 70's must have been paid per word they cut as it seams most books of that era are a little on the short side. That aside this is a good yarn with a good story.

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Summary: Thriller!
Review: Where Eagles Dare is one of the most thrilling books I've ever read. It has every exciting bit of adventure from jumping out of planes to undercover agents. The author definitely gives a good understanding of the characters, and I didn't get lost at one point along the way. If you're into adventure/mystery, this is definitely a book for you.