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The Odin Mission [Audiobook] [MP3 Audio] (Audio CD)

by James Holland (Author), Saul Reichlin (Editor)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Magna Story Sound; New edition edition (15 Dec 2009)
  • ISBN-10: 1846527406
  • ISBN-13: 978-1846527401
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Daily Telegraph

Plenty of action...sharp dialogue and swift characterisation. The whole is intelligently structured so that this is absorbing and thoughtful as well as tense and exciting. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Sunday Telegraph

Sharpe for the Blitz years...The Odin Mission is a meaty, all-action yarn --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The ultimate boy's own action hero..., 18 Dec 2008
By B. C. Rost "Bruno Rost" (UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Odin Mission (Hardcover)
This is a great action adventure featuring Jack Tanner, every Boy's Own hero. He's a fearless, quick witted, born-to-command commando-style Sergeant who fights his corner of the war against all conceivable odds.

As Blitzkrieg sweeps across Northern Europe, Jack single-handedly takes on the Nazis during the invasion of Norway, coming face-to-face with the evil twisted Scheidt (great name!). As those around him lose their nerve, Jack deals the enemy a deadly blow whilst serving up his own special dish of sardonic NCO insolence. Jack Tanner cuts no ice with incompetent Allied commanders, making enemies by exposing the arrogance and indecision of his officers.

What makes this book great is the thrilling combination of action, military detail and historical accuracy. By far the best of James Holland's fiction so far (in my opinion) and I do hope we'll see more of our fearless hero Jack Tanner with many more WWII adventures to come.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A very good boys own type adventure, 13 Jun 2008
By Scot Bradley "scuba_scot" (Sussex, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Odin Mission (Paperback)
I have long wished that there was a WW2 equivilant to the Sharpe series and I think this comes pretty close. It has a good fast paced action story and James Holland has obviously well researched the period. For people interested in WW2 it makes a nice alternative to the many non-fiction books on the period. Overall I found this book a great read and hope that this is the start of a long running series.
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9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars A good old fashioned WW2 actioner, 26 May 2008
By N. Brett (Wiltshire, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Odin Mission (Hardcover)
An attempt at high action fiction from a writer of history and he gives us a solid and enjoyable actioner that we don't see much of nowdays. Almost a WW2 Sharpe, here we see Sgt Jack Tanner in Norway, on the run from German troops who want the secret he does not know he is protecting.
This is fun with a blend of Sharpe and Alistair McLean's less complex war novels.
Enjoyable and a promising start to what I hope is a long running series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Uncomplicated fun
This book is excellent. If you grew up with Commando comics and want something similar without the pictures this is it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nikolai Kulow

2.0 out of 5 stars Trivial WWII Trash
I must say, I'm very disappointed by this book. It struck me as the English counterpart of the German Landser-novels, but only written in an even more trivial style. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Josef Schiffer

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
Real boys-own stuff, this is a great book very much in the style of a modern Sharpe novel. It was recommended to me and I, in turn, have recommended it to other people. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Fin

4.0 out of 5 stars The Odin Mission
About as close to Bernard Cornwall's 'Sharpe' books as one could go, and absolutely none the worse for that.
I'm hooked, bring on the next one.
Published 4 months ago by Graham Smith

2.0 out of 5 stars Did James Holland really write this?
I have read and thoroughly enjoyed James Holland's two previous works of fiction, "The Burning Blue" and "A Pair of Silver Wings". Read more
Published 4 months ago by Sophie

4.0 out of 5 stars Cracking Debut
Fans of the genre will remember with great fondness books by authors such as Sven Hassell and have long sought an Allied alternative to which to while away a few pleasant hours... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Gareth Wilson

1.0 out of 5 stars Sharpe would eat this guy for breakfast!
I stuck this book out to the end expecting a great turn around in the action and story, based upon some good reviews from Amazon readers but it never materialised. Read more
Published 5 months ago by P. D. M. Graham

4.0 out of 5 stars This could run and run
As others have said, "A WWII Sharpe" pretty much sums up The Odin Mission, and there's nothing wrong with that idea at all. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. P. Evans

4.0 out of 5 stars SOLID STORY

Well told solid story of the British and Norwegian's desparate attempts to slow down the German invasion of Norway in WWII. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Owen Dunsire

4.0 out of 5 stars In the mould of C.S. Forester
OK, Forester was predominantly an author of naval historical fiction but this novel reminded me of The Gun and Brown on Resolution, that is, a small number of characters up... Read more
Published 7 months ago by G. D. Busby

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