Alistair Maclean: H.M.S. Ulysses; The Guns Of Navarone; South By Java Head; Where Eagles Dare; Force Ten From Navarone
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few names in the canon of twentieth-century adventure writing command as much authority as Alistair MacLean, and this omnibus edition brings together five of his most celebrated and pulse-pounding works in a single, essential volume. From the frozen, torpedo-ravaged waters of the Arctic in H.M.S. Ulysses, to the near-impossible Allied commando mission against the fortress guns of The Guns of Navarone, through the desperate flight across war-torn Asia in South by Java Head, the daring rescue behind enemy lines in Where Eagles Dare, and the explosive return to the Aegean in Force Ten from Navarone, MacLean constructs a world of relentless tension, physical endurance, and moral courage where survival is never guaranteed. MacLean's prose is taut, economical, and propulsive — a masterclass in the art of the thriller — yet it is underpinned by a genuine understanding of warfare's human cost, drawn in part from his own wartime service in the Royal Navy. Each novel in this collection argues that true heroism is not the absence of fear, but the will to act in spite of it, and together they form an unbroken testament to the grittiest tradition of British adventure fiction. For any reader who has yet to encounter the icy corridors of a stricken warship or the wind-blasted crags of a Greek fortress, this collection presents an unmissable entry point — and for those who have, it is an irresistible return.
Author: Alistair Maclean
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Collins
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Few names in the canon of twentieth-century adventure writing command as much authority as Alistair MacLean, and this omnibus edition brings together five of his most celebrated and pulse-pounding works in a single, essential volume. From the frozen, torpedo-ravaged waters of the Arctic in H.M.S. Ulysses, to the near-impossible Allied commando mission against the fortress guns of The Guns of Navarone, through the desperate flight across war-torn Asia in South by Java Head, the daring rescue behind enemy lines in Where Eagles Dare, and the explosive return to the Aegean in Force Ten from Navarone, MacLean constructs a world of relentless tension, physical endurance, and moral courage where survival is never guaranteed. MacLean's prose is taut, economical, and propulsive — a masterclass in the art of the thriller — yet it is underpinned by a genuine understanding of warfare's human cost, drawn in part from his own wartime service in the Royal Navy. Each novel in this collection argues that true heroism is not the absence of fear, but the will to act in spite of it, and together they form an unbroken testament to the grittiest tradition of British adventure fiction. For any reader who has yet to encounter the icy corridors of a stricken warship or the wind-blasted crags of a Greek fortress, this collection presents an unmissable entry point — and for those who have, it is an irresistible return.