Where Eagles Dare
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About this book
One winter night, seven men and a woman are parachuted onto a mountainside in wartime Germany. Their objective: an apparently inaccessible castle, headquarters of the Gestapo. Their mission: to rescue a crashed American general before the Nazi interrogators can force him to reveal secret D-Day plans.
Reader Profile
4.1/5 · 47319 readers · 292 pages · ≈ 5 h 24 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read Where Eagles Dare?
About ≈ 5 h 24 m — 292 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Where Eagles Dare?
292 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Where Eagles Dare?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, Thriller, Fiction shelves.
Has Where Eagles Dare been made into a movie or TV show?
Yes — screen adaptations include Commando (1988).
Is Where Eagles Dare in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does Where Eagles Dare take place?
It is set in Alps, Austrian (Austria).
Who wrote Where Eagles Dare?
Alistair MacLean.
Setting
Alps, Austrian (Austria)
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