In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for "The Eagle has landed."
It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil.
But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight ...
For in that remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together. Ready to do battle for a nation against the most ruthless task force ever assembled.
| ISBN: | 9780140273342 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 1998 |
| Author: | Jack Higgins |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 382 pages |
| Primary Genre | Historical Fiction |
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In the early morning hours of 6 November 1943, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler receives the coded message he has been waiting for "The Eagle has landed." It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight ...For in that remote corner of Norfolk, an elite unit is gathered together.
The Eagle Has Landed features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, Espionage and spy thriller, Second World War fiction, Fiction, Thriller and Suspense, War, combat and military adventure fiction, Action Adventure
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The Eagle Has Landed was written by Jack Higgins and published by Penguin Books an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Eagle Has Landed has 382 pages
