The Eagle Has Landed (Liam Devlin Series #1)

As the Allied forces slowly begin turning the tide of war, Hitler vehemently orders the impossible—kidnap Winston Churchill, or kill him. A crack team of commandos led by a disgraced war hero must venture into the heart of England to carry out their mission, or die trying.

Meanwhile, in a quiet seaside village, a beautiful widow and an IRA assassin have already laid the groundwork for what will be the most treacherous plot of the war. It begins on November 6, 1943, when Berlin receivs the fateful message . . .

"THE EAGLE HAS LANDED . . ."

"First rate . . . a fascinating adventure story." —San Francisco Chronicle

"The master's master of World War II spycraft storytelling. . . . A superb and mysterious tale." —United Press International

Higgins' most acclaimed bestseller is a heart-stopping story of espionage and commando action. Threatened on all sides, a desperate Adolph Hitler lashes out with an impossible order: kidnap Winston Churchill--or kill him. "First rate . . . a fascinating adventure story."--San Francisco Chronicle. \

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

Since The Eagle Has Landed—one of the biggest-selling thrillers of all time—every novel Jack Higgins has written has become an international bestseller. He has had simultaneous number-one bestsellers in hardcover and paperback, and many of his books have been made into successful movies, including The Eagle Has Landed, To Catch a King, On Dangerous Ground, Eye of the Storm, and Thunder Point. He has degrees in sociology, social psychology, and economics from the University of London, and a doctorate in media from Leeds Metropolitan University. A fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an expert scuba diver and marksman, Higgins lives in Jersey on the Channel Islands.