ALISTAIR MACLEAN - WHERE EAGLES DARE - Allied invasion plans -COLLECTIBLE 1ST EDITION

The novel was written in 1967 almost in tandem with the movie (1968) based on the novel, starring Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. The story is a very gripping one, and Maclean typically puts in a lot of tension, about double-cross, and a fair amount of action.The story is in the middle of the war, before the Allied invasion of Europe in 1944. There is an American General who has been captured by the Germans and put in a mountain-top fortress. There is a lot of worry about whether he will reveal details of the Allied invasion plans under interrogation. In 1944, the allies were planning to invade Europe so as to start to fight the Germans in Europe (having been pushed out earlier); and the exact details of the invasion were a top secret.

Publisher: Collins Date of Publication: 1967  Binding: hard back Edition: First Edition, first dust wrapper. 

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Hardback well binded, clean pages, previous owner's name on first endpage with.  clipped dustcover, reasonable good condition, fold in front flap.