Books with title The Eagle Has Landed

At precisely one o'clock on the morning of Saturday, November 6, 1943, Heinrich Himmler, Reichsfuhrer of the SS, received a simple message: "The Eagle has landed." The "Eagle" was a small force of German paratroopers, at that moment safely landed in England and poised to snatch the British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, from the Norfolk country house where he was spending a quiet weekend. This astonishing exploit is brilliantly reconstructed by Jack Higgins. His narrative power and command of documentary detail makes "The Eagle Has Landed" one of the most compelling novels to come out of World War II.

It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler’s audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil in November 1943.But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight.…For in a 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.“100 percent proof adventure.” —New York Times

It was to become known as the most daring enemy mission of the entire war: Operation Eagle, SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler's audacious plan to kidnap Winston Churchill on British soil in November 1943. But, despite spectacular secrecy, there was to be no surrender without a fight... For in a 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. "100 percent proof adventure." - New York Times