Back cover: What Frederick Forsyth did so well in THE DAY OF THE JACKAL, Jack Higgins does even better in THE EASGLE HAS LANDED.--Associated Press.
THE ORDER: On September 16, 1943, the order came down from Adolph Hitler: "Bring me Churchill."
THE PLAN: To kidnap the Prime Minister during his quiet weekend at a country house in Norfolk, England.
THE DATE: At precisely one o'clock on the morning of Saturday, November 6, 1943, Heinrich Himmler received a simple message: "The Eagle has landed." The most explosive mission ever conceived was poised to strike.
THE ORDER: On September 16, 1943, the order came down from Adolph Hitler: "Bring me Churchill."
THE PLAN: To kidnap the Prime Minister during his quiet weekend at a country house in Norfolk, England.
THE DATE: At precisely one o'clock on the morning of Saturday, November 6, 1943, Heinrich Himmler received a simple message: "The Eagle has landed." The most explosive mission ever conceived was poised to strike.
