57 review for Alister MacLean, Where Eagles Dare; H.M.S. Ulysses; Ice Station Zebra; When Eight Bells Toll; The Guns of Navarone

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   5 out of 5

   Rudy van der Hoeven – Apr 07, 2018

   read all these books when I was much younger. Boys adventure books for grown ups

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   5 out of 5

   Barbara – Oct 18, 2018

   this was a pretty enjoyable read. Most books were about World War II and they taught me a lot of what happened; the impossibility of it all, yet perseverance triumphed. I was stunned sometimes and each book made me rethink my original theory that the Navy had it easy while the Army had to do all of the dirty work. After reading this, I now know that all military had to suffer. Some of the books were extremely slow, while others just flowed like a movie. I haven't seen any of these movies, by the this was a pretty enjoyable read. Most books were about World War II and they taught me a lot of what happened; the impossibility of it all, yet perseverance triumphed. I was stunned sometimes and each book made me rethink my original theory that the Navy had it easy while the Army had to do all of the dirty work. After reading this, I now know that all military had to suffer. Some of the books were extremely slow, while others just flowed like a movie. I haven't seen any of these movies, by the way, but I intend to, especially The Guns of Navarone.

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   5 out of 5

   Shubhayu – Apr 30, 2019

   Probably the best trio of MacLean books out there!! (Correct me if there are better ones, I'd love to read them!!) Probably the best trio of MacLean books out there!! (Correct me if there are better ones, I'd love to read them!!)

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   5 out of 5

   Alan Bolton – Feb 08, 2016

   I used to love all these books when I was small. I used to love the way the hero could out wit the entire German army while wounded and not having slept in days, while armed with a tooth pick! Well that's they way it seemed to me at the time. After finding a whole lot of them again a lot later in life, I find they are very entertaining for different reasons. If you add up how much the protagonists drink during the book - its astounding! Its surprising they can do anything at all! And I love the lo I used to love all these books when I was small. I used to love the way the hero could out wit the entire German army while wounded and not having slept in days, while armed with a tooth pick! Well that's they way it seemed to me at the time. After finding a whole lot of them again a lot later in life, I find they are very entertaining for different reasons. If you add up how much the protagonists drink during the book - its astounding! Its surprising they can do anything at all! And I love the long speeches given by the hero, scotch in hand, usually to the villain, its almost like watching a play! They are all still quite good, even today, my favourites are Night Without End and The Dark Crusader.

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   4 out of 5

   Jay Wright – Aug 17, 2016

   This book contains 5 novels. I am familiar with 3 that became movies. The books were better then the movies. Where Eagles Dare and the Guns of Navarone are classic WWII fiction and probably best known by the public. Ice Station Zebra is a good Cold War novel that is a classic whodunit. the HMS Ulysses is about how men face certain death and not for the weak. Finally when Eight Bells Toll is another whodunit that was very pleasing. All in all this is a very good collection.

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   4 out of 5

   Gwynn White – Feb 27, 2012

   I read all of these as a teenager and I loved them all with capital letters. Cant wait to read them all again...

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   4 out of 5

   Renae – Oct 14, 2009

   Reading it with Jessica.

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   4 out of 5

   Lovey –

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   5 out of 5

   Alexander Molnar –

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    5 out of 5

    Mrs Pamela –

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    4 out of 5

    Raj –

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    5 out of 5

    Andreea –

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    4 out of 5

    Joe Cisneros –

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    5 out of 5

    Animesh –

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    4 out of 5

    Kamil Rosiak –

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    4 out of 5

    Lise Lalancette –

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    5 out of 5

    Rj –

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    4 out of 5

    Avinash –

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    4 out of 5

    Toby Johansson –

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    5 out of 5

    Sharon –

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    5 out of 5

    Wilma Krom –

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    4 out of 5

    Mears –

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    5 out of 5

    P.S. Winn –

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    5 out of 5

    Matthew Brown –

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    5 out of 5

    Earl Pargen –

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    5 out of 5

    Ronnie –

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    4 out of 5

    Marco Behling –

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    5 out of 5

    Randy Mueller –

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    5 out of 5

    Nowrin –

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    4 out of 5

    Arthur –

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    4 out of 5

    Stuart –

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    5 out of 5

    Ian –

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    4 out of 5

    Bibi –

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    5 out of 5

    Nishita –

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    4 out of 5

    Amit –

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    4 out of 5

    Ravi M S –

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    5 out of 5

    Akram Nader –

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    4 out of 5

    Marilyn –

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    5 out of 5

    Kathy –

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    5 out of 5

    Dan Payment –

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    4 out of 5

    Carol –

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    5 out of 5

    Paige –

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    4 out of 5

    Niall519 –

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    4 out of 5

    Misteeyed –

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    4 out of 5

    Tina –

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    5 out of 5

    Helen –

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    5 out of 5

    Peter –

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    5 out of 5

    Murray –

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    4 out of 5

    Joel Chapman –

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    4 out of 5

    Paul Grady –

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    4 out of 5

    Arvan Pritchard –

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    5 out of 5

    Robert W. –

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    4 out of 5

    Dean –

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    4 out of 5

    Mangalam Shiva –

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    5 out of 5

    Dawn –

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    5 out of 5

    Sean –

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    4 out of 5

    Tom White –