Storm Force from Navarone

by Sam Llewellyn, Alistair MacLean (From an Idea by)

Overview

The surviving commandos are sent on a perilous journey through the Pyrenees to disable the greatest threat to the impending D-Day landings: the 'Werwolf' U-boats. But their Basque guides declare it mission impossible - D-Day is less than six days away.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007347827
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	08/19/2010
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	458,482
File size:	2 MB

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.

Sam Llewellyn is the author of several hugely successful nautical thrillers, including ‘Hell Bay’ and ‘The Iron Hotel’. An experienced sailor, he has sailed all over the world and now lives with his wife and family in Herefordshire.

Alistair MacLean, the son of a 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 teacher. Two and a half years spent aboard a wartime cruiser gave 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.