1998 "Flight of Eagles" by Jack Higgins
- Condition : New
- Dispatch : Not given
- Brand : None
- ID# : 33044840
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 711
- Location : United States
- Seller : the_old_money_desk (+5806)
- Barcode : None
- Start : Wed 13 Mar 2013 14:51:17 (CEST)
- Close : 7 days > 1st bid
- Remain : 7 days > 1st bid
Checks/Cheques, Money/Postal Orders
for 1 item(s) edit
US$1.50 (1,40€) handling fee included.
Shipping Calculator
Seller's Description
Printed on acid free paper, this appears to be a first edition, but not stated as such. Spotless and unmarked. A real suspense thriller of two brothers fighting on opposite sides during WW2.
| Synopsis | |
| Two brothers, separated at birth, fight on opposite sides during the Second World War. |
|
| Size | |
| Length: | 328 pages |
| Height: | 9.8 in. |
| Width: | 6.5 in. |
| Thickness: | 1.2 in. |
| Weight: | 24.8 oz. |
| Publisher's Note | |
|
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. |
|
| Industry reviews | |
| YA-An international thriller that will keep readers on the edge of their seats. The unusual beginning, the story of Tarquin, a stuffed bear that has acted as mascot in various aircraft since World War I, hooks readers and offers a smooth transition into the main plot. Identical twins Max and Harry were born in the U.S. to a German mother and an American father but were separated when the mother took Max, the future Baron von Halder, to Germany. As World War II explodes, he has become a feared pilot with the Luftwaffe, and Harry is a Yank ace in the RAF. Each is aware of the other and knows his position. Extraordinary circumstances propel both their lives and the lives of those they love on a perilous collision course. Intrigue and deceit abound in this easy-to-read, action-packed novel. Initially the plot seems obvious, but unexpected twists and turns will keep YAs' interest right up until the surprise ending.-Anita Short, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Christiansen |
|
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Free Listing |
| Listing ID# | 33044840 |
| Start Time | Wed 13 Mar 2013 14:51:17 (CEST) |
| Close Time | 7 days > 1st bid |
| Starting Bid | US$5.95 (5,54€) |
| Item Condition | New |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 711 |
| Dispatch Time | Not given |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United States |
| Auto Extend | No |
| Subject | Military |