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The Eagle Has Landed
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bookshelves: 1audio, 2fiction, 3series, war
Apr 26, 2017
bookshelves: 1audio, 2fiction, 3series, war
Read 2 times. Last read April 24, 2017 to April 26, 2017.
It's been a long time since I read my old paperback version, but I think I read it too early in my life. This time around, it was incredibly impressive. The characterization, plotting, & ... well, just everything.
There are plenty of good & bad guys. Unfortunately, the good guys were often after each other. Some really bad people did some good things & vice versa. Sometimes they had a choice, often they didn't. Why they felt they needed to do what they did... Oh, it was a shame & yet it was glorious, too. They were the best of men, they were the worst of men. 'Men' being generic for humans. There were a couple of ladies who played large pivotal roles.
The action wasn't overpowering & well described. Very realistic which is nice. I found the descriptions of parachute jumping very interesting. I had no idea the German chutes were so poor. I'm a bit confused by the idea that a low jump was better for the reasons given. Less time in the air is nice for concealment, but I always found it a hell of a lot more scary. Any issues with the chute can't be dealt with. Their faith in being dropped at the proper spot was touching. Unbelievable, but sweet.
There's a lot of detail & it's all worth it. It was amazing how the plan came together & what happened. So many moving pieces & communication trials.
I really want to watch the movie soon.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/
Michael Caine as Steiner is perfect casting as is Donald Pleasance as Himmler. The others are great too, but those two jumped out at me. I'm a real fan of Donald Sutherland, too. He would be a perfect Liam Devlin. I don't think I've seen the movie since it came out, though.
Highly recommended.
There are plenty of good & bad guys. Unfortunately, the good guys were often after each other. Some really bad people did some good things & vice versa. Sometimes they had a choice, often they didn't. Why they felt they needed to do what they did... Oh, it was a shame & yet it was glorious, too. They were the best of men, they were the worst of men. 'Men' being generic for humans. There were a couple of ladies who played large pivotal roles.
The action wasn't overpowering & well described. Very realistic which is nice. I found the descriptions of parachute jumping very interesting. I had no idea the German chutes were so poor. I'm a bit confused by the idea that a low jump was better for the reasons given. Less time in the air is nice for concealment, but I always found it a hell of a lot more scary. Any issues with the chute can't be dealt with. Their faith in being dropped at the proper spot was touching. Unbelievable, but sweet.
There's a lot of detail & it's all worth it. It was amazing how the plan came together & what happened. So many moving pieces & communication trials.
I really want to watch the movie soon.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074452/
Michael Caine as Steiner is perfect casting as is Donald Pleasance as Himmler. The others are great too, but those two jumped out at me. I'm a real fan of Donald Sutherland, too. He would be a perfect Liam Devlin. I don't think I've seen the movie since it came out, though.
Highly recommended.
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
(Paperback Edition)
September 19, 2008
– Shelved
(Paperback Edition)
September 19, 2008
– Shelved as:
action
(Paperback Edition)
September 19, 2008
– Shelved as:
2fiction
(Paperback Edition)
October 9, 2008
– Shelved as:
historical
(Paperback Edition)
July 31, 2013
– Shelved as:
3series
(Paperback Edition)
December 11, 2013
– Shelved as:
1paper
(Paperback Edition)
August 2, 2014
– Shelved as:
war
(Paperback Edition)
April 24, 2017
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Started Reading
April 24, 2017
– Shelved
April 24, 2017
– Shelved as:
1audio
April 24, 2017
– Shelved as:
2fiction
April 24, 2017
– Shelved as:
3series
April 24, 2017
– Shelved as:
war
April 26, 2017
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Finished Reading
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Dec 25, 2017 03:20AM
The movie was fantastic, the casting perfect. It really captured the issues well.
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