Where Eagles Dare Author:Alistair MacLean "A real dazzler of a thriller"---The New York Times — "here is where the action is---Miles A. Smith, Associated Press — Eight allied agents, seven men and a woman, parachute onto a mountainside behind enemy lines in wartime Germany. Their mission: to rescue an American general before the Nazis can force him to reveal secret D-day plans. — The who... more »le cliff hanging situation "will attack your adrenal glands in a masterful manner...the last act coming up with an astonishing suprise." --kirkus Service« less