Flight of Eagles - Hardcover

Jack Higgins

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718142977 ISBN 13: 9780718142971

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 1998

Synopsis

Following on the heels of his greatest-selling thriller in years, Jack Higgins plunges readers into World War II intrigue as only the master can.For decades, Higgins has been giving his readers the best in international suspense. "If there were ever going to be a commando team composed of writers", the editors of the Book-of-the-Month Club wrote recently, "Jack Higgins would have to be their leader. He seems to know precisely how soldiers, leaders, traitors, thieves, and spies think and act". Never has that been truer than for the remarkable characters and situations of his new book. It is the early days of World War II, and two brothers find themselves on opposite sides. Max and Harry Kelso were born in the U.S. of a German mother and an American father. They were separated as boys when their mother took Max back with her to Germany, and now Max has grown up to become a feared pilot with the Luftwaffe, and Harry a Yank ace in the RAF. Each has kept track of the other's progress, but neither could possibly predict the extraordinary circumstances under which they are about to meet again. Forces much greater than they have set in motion an intrigue so devious, so filled with peril, that it will require that they question everything they know, all that they hold most dear -- their lives, their families, their loyalties. Upon the results of their actions will hang, unalterably, the course of the war itself.... Filled with harrowing twists and high-tension action, Flight of Eagles is Higgins at his very best.

About this title

About the Author

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.

From AudioFile

An old-fashioned framing device kicks off this rerelease: The author and his wife survive a rough plane ride on a stormy night. While recovering in a small inn, they hear a WWII yarn -- the tale of twin American brothers who fought for opposite sides in the war and the plan concocted by desperate Germans to take advantage of their resemblance. The switching of twins is a classic theme, but the skills of both author Jack Higgins and narrator Patrick Macnee keep the tale fresh and entertaining. Higgins's skill in recreating the war era makes this one worth catching up on. J.A.S. © AudioFile 2002, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0718142977
• ISBN 13: 9780718142971
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352