Where Eagles Dare

Informationen zum Autor Alistair MacLean, the son of a minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a teacher. Two and a half years spent aboard a wartime cruiser gave him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed. Klappentext The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Zusammenfassung The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

About the author

Alistair MacLean, the son of a minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a teacher. Two and a half years spent aboard a wartime cruiser gave him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed.

Product details

• Authors: Alistair Maclean, MacLean Alistair
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9780008337339
• ISBN: 978-0-00-833733-9
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 22 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / War & Military, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Classics, Espionage & spy thriller, FICTION / Thrillers / Technological, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), FICTION / Historical / 20th Century / World War II