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The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

The guns of Navarone, huge and catastrophically accurate, embedded atop an impregnable iron fortress in the Mediterranean Sea.

Twelve hundred British soldiers trapped on a nearby island, with no hope of rescue from Allied ships, waiting to die.

Keith Mallory, world-famous mountaineer, skilled saboteur. His mission: to lead a small team of misfits and silence the guns forever.

Reaching the island and scaling the sheer cliffs undetected will be hard enough; defeating the German forces and destroying the massive guns all but impossible. And as for getting out alive when there may be a traitor in the team…

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978-0006172475
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New Ed
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HarperCollins
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22 July 2010
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English
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vy had tried to silence the guns of Navarone and failed. Full-scale attacks had been driven back. Now they were sending in just five men, each one a specialist in dealing death. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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'Could hardly be bettered., Sunday Times 'Its strength comes from the speed of its narrative, its vivid creation of tensions and its power in handling descriptions of action., Evening Standard 'Action sustained at a high pitch. From the outset there is a feeling of suspense: a problem that can only be solved by action involving danger and demanding courage ... an insistently gripping tale., Scotsman --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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In order to rescue twelve hundred men from a Mediterranean island a small raiding party must scale perilous cliffs and destroy a German garrison. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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‘Could hardly be bettered.’
Sunday Times

‘Its strength comes from the speed of its narrative, its vivid creation of tensions and its power in handling descriptions of action.’
Evening Standard

‘Action sustained at a high pitch. From the outset there is a feeling of suspense: a problem that can only be solved by action involving danger and demanding courage … an insistently gripping tale.’
Scotsman

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About the Author

Alistair MacLean, the son of a Scots minister, was brought up in the Scottish Highlands. In 1941 he joined the Royal Navy. After the war he read English at Glasgow University and became a schoolmaster. The two and a half years he spent aboard a wartime cruiser were to give him the background for HMS Ulysses, his remarkably successful first novel, published in 1955. He is now recognized as one of the outstanding popular writers of the 20th century, the author of 29 worldwide bestsellers, many of which have been filmed. He died in 1987.

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The classic World War II thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Now issued for the first time as an e-book.Twelve hundred British soldiers isolated on the small island of Kheros off the Turkish coast, waiting to die. Twelve hundred lives in jeopardy, lives that could be saved if only the guns could be silenced. The guns of Navarone, vigilant, savage and catastrophically accurate. Navarone itself, grim bastion of narrow straits manned by a mixed garrison of Germans and Italians, an apparently impregnable iron fortress. To Captain Keith Mallory, skllled saboteur, trained mountaineer, fell the task of leading the small party detailed to scale the vast, impossible precipice of Navarone and to blow up the guns. The Guns of Navarone is the story of that mission, the tale of a calculated risk taken in the time of war... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0047T6W3Y
Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins; New Ed edition (22 July 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1561 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 417 pages

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Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist who wrote popular thrillers and adventure stories. His works include The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra and Where Eagles Dare – all three were made into popular films. He also wrote two novels under the pseudonym Ian Stuart.

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Great storytelling; this is classic Maclean

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2017

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I've seen the film a few times over the years, but hadn't read the book until now. Alistair Maclean was a great storyteller and although it's some 60 years since this book was first published, it's a war story with a timeless quality and still feels fresh. Although Navarone is fictional, the story is based on actual events in the Aegean Sea area. A multinational group of saboteurs is tasked with capturing a German fortress.

The story has all the elements; tough gritty men on a mission, spies, betrayal, sea action. The characters feel like real WW2 men; a couple are totally ruthless, another is a little cowardly and another complains that the mission is doomed to fail. Many will be familiar with the story, but it's so well told it's worth reading even if you have seen the film. I had a real sense of tension throughout and was willing certain things to happen.

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K. Jones

Just a fantastic read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 April 2017

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I've seen the film a few times, but the book is something else entirely. Its not just a great war story, it gives you thoughts that this man had during their suicidal mission. The friendship that builds as the story progress's. My personal favourite character is Andrea. He's a giant of a man that makes no sound at all, until he taps you on your shoulder. These men are not murderer's these are professional saboteurs, and they are the best at what they do.

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Peter Thomas

The book is brilliant even though the frequent references to the almost superhuman ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2015

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The book is brilliant even though the frequent references to the almost superhuman qualities of the characters tends to undermine belief in them a bit.
As with most older books given the Amazon treatment, or so I have experienced, there are problems. Usually the proof reading ranges from careless to disruptive. In this case, there are only a few proofreading errors but there are pages missing between Loc 1153 and Loc 1161.
My impression is that non-Amazon supplied books are less susceptible to such errors but if you want the Kindle system you are stuck.

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Wartime adventure

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2013

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Popular novel and hugely successful film. The plot's premise is well-known and facilitates a pacy war story full of set-pieces. If you want to examine it all very closely then the derring-do may draw a few guffaws from the real heroes of the Second World War. However, Mr MacLean wasn't trying to write a factual account of the early years of the SOE.

There is an English modesty in the story. The lead characters are repesented by every shade of Ally whilst the only true English character agonises over his weakness and shortcomings.

Excellent value as the three sequels are in the package (although it has to be said that the standard steadily falls). Just go with it at full tilt and enjoy it for what it is.

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MadMatandMe

A Great Wartime Yarn

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 October 2017

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Fast paced, good old-fashioned war story!
Tough men, no nonsense determination to achieve a virtually impossible mission.
What the British army is all about.
Great read for a cold winter night with the cat on your lap, pine logs crackling and roaring on the open fire and a fine bottle of whiskey on the side table.
Tally-ho, chaps.

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Andrew Low

The Guns of Navarone by Alistair Maclean

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2013

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This is an exciting read.
The leader of the mission to put the guns of Navarone out of commission is a world-famous New Zealand climber.
The team meets with many dangerous scrapes with the enemy and there is a formidable cliff to climb after reaching the Greek island.Stevens,a young Lieutenant,is injured during the climb but bravely continues up the cliff.
There is a meeting with a German patrol lead by an honourable officer.
There is plenty of detail on explosives and the narrative carries the reader along at a fair pace.
This would interest people with like stories of special missions behind the lines.

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Lindiloofus

War stories

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 January 2013

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I did enjoy the book, the characters came alive and I felt I really could empathize with them, found myself hoping that they would succeed, and very glad for their success. I would recommend this to the young people in my family, (of which there are many) I think it is important to read stories which remind us that our lifestyle and liberties can still need defending sometimes. Stories although imagined rather than real, can start people thinking "what if?"

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Janie S

A book of two halves.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 January 2014

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The first two books were great, much better than the others. Surely if a book is sold as by Alistair MacLean, half of it shouldn't have been written by Sam Llewellyn? There are distinct differences in the writing style, and not in a good way. The words "flogging a dead horse" come to mind! I enjoyed the first two immensely, and would read them again, deserving 5 stars. Not the second two, too many cliches & plot repetitions, hence only 3 stars overall.

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