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Summary: A fast-paced plot, somewhat damaged by historical inaccuracy
Review: As an avid Higgins reader, I was mostly pleased with this book. Higgins returns to World War II, a topic he knows fairly well, and centers the story on twin brothers--aviators for England and Germany--and other assorted characters. I was put off, however, by the "Bubi" Hartmann character. Higgins knows, or ought to, that Erich Hartmann was Germany's leading Luftwaffe ace, and not the individual portrayed in this book. The real "Bubi" Hartmann, now deceased, would have had nothing to do with Himmler or the SD, and I had a difficult time reading the novel each time Higgins' "Hartmann" showed up. In addition, wasn't there a "Kelso" in an earlier Higgins novel? Finally, the close approximation to the tale of how "Harry cum Max" met his end--flying an Arado toward war's end--to the way in which another character in an earlier novel died--flying an Arado toward war's end--was off-putting. At least one was shot down by a Spitfire, whilst the other fell to the guns of a Mosquito. Despite these quibbles, I liked Higgins' return to WWII. I'll look for more.
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Summary: Good story.
Review: Enjoyed the story, and the characterizations were terrific.
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Summary: Nice Read
Review: Great and engrossing novel. Jack Higgins as always has plotted the true story about the twins,Max and Harry Kelso, who were born flyers, in a very enchanting way. Once you start the book you never feel like keeping it down. The book touched me soo much that I thought of nothing but Kelso twins for days.
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Summary: Flight Of Eagles
Review: I am an avid reader, and this book is the best book I have ever read. I was captivated by the story, and who ever I have spoken to about this book has agreed with me. The authors ability to capture me is fantastic, and love it. Jack Higgens is an excellent author, and I have never found a book to rival the quality of this one.
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Summary: Flight of Eagles Review , by Nick Gatz cass pd.4
Review: I found the Flight of Eagles by Jack Higgins to be very interesting and intriguing. The book had a strong plot in which Higgins caught the reader's attention by pulling in historical figures with fictional ones leaving you with suspense and thoughts of always wanting to find out what happens next. The books main Characters Harry Kelso and Max Von Halder are described with such realistic traits, thoughts, and actions by Higgins you would believe that they were real fighter pilots. The characters are described with great detail but often it is hard to keep track of them all until the end when Higgins ties them all together. I found it very interesting as to how Higgins used the bear Tarquin as a symbol in the book to tell the story of two separated brothers brought together by war. The realistic details of war, the planes the brothers flew, and the whiskey they drank made it seem as though you could be sitting right there with them. The book is full of suspenseful action that leaves you with a feeling that you just can't stop reading because you are eager to find out what happens next. The books ending is surprising but well organized in bringing all the events to a whole.
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Summary: Truly Awful--Three hundred page cliche'
Review: I picked this up having read and enjoyed some of Jack Higgins' earlier works such as "The Eagle Has Landed", which was truly a good thriller. This book is a fine example of what happens when an author becomes so successful that he can write whatever he wants and it will get published. This book is garbage. The characters seem practically lifted from Len Deighton's 'Winter' and every single situation is a cliche, as is almost every utterance from page one to the last page, which I arrived at with much relief and after much thought about whether the trip was worth it.
The basic premise of this book is that two brothers end up on opposite sides in WWII (read Deighton's 'Winter') and supposedly are forced to work together to kill Churchill. If they refuse, their snobbish and incredibly ignorant mother will be strangled with piano wire by Himmler. The characters go through the motions like cardboard cutouts, except they are less realistic, and the plot is just plain inane.
This is one of the worst books I ever read, and Jack Higgins should be ashamed of himself.
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Summary: Most disappointing
Review: I'm a big fan of Higgin's works but this book is far below the quality of his usual output. If you've never read Higgins, don't do yourself a disservice by starting with this novel as he's written far better works. Try THE EAGLE HAS LANDED, SOLO, COLD HARBOUR, ANGEL OF DEATH and DRINK WITH THE DEVIL. The main problem with this particular, outside of it being too predictable , is simply that too much of the story is put into narrative form. In other words, Higgins rushes through what happens in a summary fashion rather than detailing the pieces more and laying out the emotional context.
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Summary: Luigi Miller Place NY
Review: Taught, gripping, brilliant novel. This is the reason Higgins is a New York Times bestselling author.
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Summary: A Real Flavour of the Time
Review: The first thing I thought when I read this book was, is this for real? Though the basic pconcept of the story, the twins living apart and on opposite sides, is rather contrived, and reminiscent of movies with bad stories, somehow, the way it has been written makes you feel that maybe, maybe all this is a historical account. That is one thing Higgins can do like noone else. However, there is a line to be drawn. I felt that the "twist" in the absolute end, those who have read it know which twist I'm talking about, and those who haven't, I won't spoil it, but the twist is, I felt, unnecessary. The story ties up quite nicely without it, and I can't figure out the author's motivation for that little extra. But all in all, this play is an A-Class read! Definitely worth reading. It brought back a lot of the flavour of the era which seems to be fast becoming a lost art. All I can say is that this book was engrossing enough to make me miss a couple of appointments, and in the end, that's all that matters!
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Summary: Good Story
Review: This is a really good story that will keep you interested and wondering until the end.
Wonderful twists and turns... just when you think you have figured it out... here comes another. Holds the readers interest until the end. most enjoyable and entertaining.
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