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The Eagle Has Landed by Jack Higgins
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it was amazing
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.
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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 – 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 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Jim (new) - rated it 5 stars

Jim The movie was fantastic, the casting perfect. It really captured the issues well.


Supratim Nice review, Jim. I had read this book a few years back. It was really great.


message 3: by Jim (new) - rated it 5 stars

Jim Thanks. Merry Xmas!


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