About the Author

Heroes of amazing strength and resolve, impossible odds, and betrayal where it is least expected are all hallmarks of Alistair MacLean's work. His riveting books, especially those set during World War II or in the naval arena he knew so well, have long enthralled readers, and many of them--"The Guns of Navarone," "Ice Station Zebra," and "Where Eagles Dare" among them--became blockbuster Hollywood films.