Alistair MacLean Livres

Aigai, novembre 1943 : Après une tentative d'occupation d'une île ratée, environ 1200 soldats britanniques sont encerclés par l'ennemi. Un convoi de sauvetage est en route, mais au-dessus du détroit à traverser se dressent les gigantesques canons de la forteresse insulaire indestructible de Navarone. Une poignée de spécialistes dirigée par le capitaine Keith Mallory est envoyée pour neutraliser ces canons. Alors que l'équipe lutte contre le froid, la montagne et une supériorité ennemie, leur plus grand adversaire reste le temps : les canons de Navarone doivent se taire avant que les navires de sauvetage n'entrent dans la portée de tir.

On the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook's navigation to Australia, this absorbing story chronicles one of Britain's great national heroes, from his humble beginnings to his violent death at fifty-one. Hacked to death by Hawaiian islanders on 14 February 1779, Cook was already regarded as the greatest explorer of his time. Driven by an insatiable passion for discovery, he became an unparalleled seaman, navigator, and cartographer. His relentless pursuit of exploration inspired unwavering loyalty from his crew, who viewed him as their guiding star. Between 1768 and 1779, Cook completed three circumnavigations of the globe, setting records in exploration and endurance. He charted New Zealand's coasts, landed in Botany Bay, mapped the Pacific islands, and ventured further south than anyone before. He also explored the Great Barrier Reef and journeyed thousands of miles north in search of the North-West Passage. Alistair MacLean offers a vivid account of Cook's remarkable voyages and the challenges faced by his crews in largely uncharted territories. Cook's life exemplifies his ambition to explore beyond known limits, making his story a thrilling testament to human endeavor and exploration.

Contains 23 accounts of daring escapes from captivity and courageous battles against death. Episodes from thrilling real life adventures and from some of the worlds most exciting fiction make up this outstanding collection. Atmospheric line drawings bring each story to life.

From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic

A classic thriller from the bestselling master of action and suspense.

Forbidding peaks, resourceful commandos, beautiful spies, nonstop action, and neck-snapping plot twists make this the classic adventure thriller—the kind of page-turner that readers actually will find impossible to put down. A team of British Special Forces commandos parachutes into the high peaks of the Austrian Alps with the mission of stealing into an invulnerable alpine castle—accessible only by aerial gondola—the headquarters of Nazi intelligence. Supposedly sent in to rescue one of their own, their real mission turns out to be a lot more complicated—and the tension climbs as team members start to die off, one by one. Written by Alistair Maclean, author of the Guns of Navarone, this is the novel that set the pace for the modern action thriller (the film version, with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood, also helped), and it still packs twice the punch of most contemporary best-selling thrillers. What's more, the cast of spooks, turncoats, and commandos who drive this story are more relevant than ever in our new era of special forces, black ops, and unpredictable alliances.

Reissue of the classic tale of terrorism, where a criminal fanatic is hell- bent on blasting San Francisco into the ocean, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

A daring art heist unfolds as the world's most famous painting is stolen and replaced with a counterfeit. Faced with a seemingly impossible mission, UNACO, a specialized international task force, is called in to recover the priceless artwork. The narrative promises a thrilling blend of intrigue, suspense, and the high-stakes world of art crime, as UNACO races against time to solve the mystery and restore the painting to its rightful place.

Originally published as The Secret Ways An undercover mission beyond the Iron Curtain to recover a defected scientist goes disastrously wrong -- a classic early Cold War thriller from the acclaimed master of action and suspense. Michael Reynolds was going insane ! slowly but inevitably insane. And the most terrible part of it was that he knew it. Since the last forced injection, there had been nothing he could do about the relentless onset of this madness. The more he struggled to ignore the symptoms, the more acutely he became aware of them, the deeper into his mind dug those fiendish chemical claws that were tearing his mind apart!

February, 1942: Singapore lies burning and shattered, defenceless before the conquering hordes of the Japanese Army, as the last boat slips out of the harbour into the South China Sea. On board are a desperate group of people, each with a secret to guard, each willing to kill to keep that secret safe. Who or what is the dissolute Englishman, Farnholme? The elegant Dutch planter, Van Effen? The strangely beautiful Eurasian girl, Gudrun? The slave trader, Siran? The smiling and silent Nicholson who is never without his gun? Only one thing is certain: the rotting tramp steamer is a floating death trap, carrying a cargo of human TNT.Dawn sees them far out to sea but with the first murderous dive bombers already aimed at their ship. Thus begins an ordeal few are to survive, a nightmare succession of disasters wrought by the hell-bent Japanese, the unrelenting tropical sun and by the survivors themselves, whose hatred and bitterness divides them one against the other.Written after the acclaimed and phenomenally successful HMS Ulysses and The Guns of Navarone, this was MacLean-s third book, and it contains all the hallmarks of those other two classics. Rich with stunning visual imagery, muscular narrative power, brutality, courage and breathtaking excitement, the celebration of the 50th anniversary of South by Java Head offers readers a long-denied chance to enjoy one of the greatest war novels ever written.

A classic tale of espionage, secret missions and exotic locations which out- Bonds Bond, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

Thanks to a report from Interpol, John Talbot's trial in a sleepy southern town turns into a desperate — and violent — attempt to flee custody. Bringing along a pretty young "insurance policy" (at gunpoint), he outfoxes the local constabulary ... but other, more powerful forces are after him as well. How does this tie in to an attack on a cargo plane carrying a special shipment out of South America, years ago? And what deadly secrets are housed in a spectacular drilling platform just off the Florida coast?

A timeless classic of modern-day piracy from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

The thrilling sequel to Alistair MacLean's masterpiece of World War II adventure, The Guns of Navarone. Now reissued in a new cover style.

A collection of riveting tales of the sea including the story that launched his writing career and the account of the epic battle to sink the German battle ship, Bismarck.

When renegade members of Italy's notorious Red Brigades steal vials of a terrifying new super-virus, U.N. agents and a Red Brigades commander must cooperate to prevent the terrorists from killing millions.

The tale of murder and revenge set on a remote oil rig, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

A magnificent tale of heart-stopping suspense from the highly acclaimed master of the genre.

From the acclaimed master of action and suspense. The all time classic.

Reissue of a classic war-at-sea tale by a renowned master of action and suspense.

Reissue of the classic tale of adventure and death on a mysterious Arctic island, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

A tense and nerve-shattering classic from the highly acclaimed masster of action and suspense.

To the outside world, the Mordon Labs existed solely for experiments in preventive medicine… but in reality they were secret laboratories for the development of germ warfare. The most carefully hidden secret was the Satan Bug -- a strain of toxin so deadly that the release of one teaspoon could annihilate mankind. Late one night, the Mordon security officer was found murdered outside that lab. And the Satan Bug was missing...

The Partisans in Yugoslavia, led by Josip Broz Tito are strongly and effectively resisting the German occupation of their homeland

Set in the violent, high-powered world of Grand Prix racing. They told Johnny Harlow that he was responsible for the accident which had killed his friend and crippled the girl he loved. All the evidence pointed to his guilt: the empty bottles of booze in his room, his mysterious disappearances, his shakiness at the track. "He's a has-been," they said. "A lunatic, a killer, a drunk." Was Johnny what they said? Or was he playing a very special role in a very dangerous game?

This series of readers is aimed at students at 6 levels from elementary to advanced. All stages have exercises for classroom or private use, plus a glossary to help with vocabulary. This advanced level book is a thriller which charts a desperate race against time across the frozen Arctic.

Schipol, the airport of Amsterdam, is under water. Holland is menaced by a new brand of terrorists; a mysterious extremist group called the FFF. They threaten to blow up the country's dikes and flood the Netherlands if their demands are not met. Now the fate of this small country depends on the wit and daring of three men, undercover agents, who have infiltrated terrorist headquarters. Mistakes are deadly, but Peter Van Effen, police lieutenant, hopes that his team is more than a match for the madmen

Commander Talbot of the frigate Ariadne must discover the connection between a capsized yacht and the crash of a top secret American bomber carrying nuclear weapons.

Three agents from the United Nations Anti-Crime Organization had a mind-boggling mission: to find out who stole six kegs of plutonium from a European train. But that wasn't the end of the case. It turned out that only five kegs contained plutonium. The sixth held something even worse. Just as John Gardner has continued the work of Ian Fleming, Alastair MacNeill now maintains the excitement of Alistair Maclean.

Reissue of the classic tale of adventure and the dark secrets of a lost city in the Brazilian jungle, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

Reissue of the nail-biting tale of sabotage set in the desolate frozen wastes of two ice-bound oil fields, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.

An eighty-foot yacht suddenly capsizes in the Aegean, leaving only six survivors. Then, minutes later, in the same area, an unidentified four-engine jet crashes into the sea. Are these twin disasters more than coincidence? Commander Talbot and the crew of the HMS Ariadne are assigned to retrieve from the ocean floor the jet's volatile cargo: atomic and hydrogen weaponry with the force to destroy millions. As the delicate operation proceeds, Talbot finds himself trapped in a whirl of nightmarish events involving terrorism and drugs -- and a diabolic plot that leads straight to the Pentagon.

Román popisuje největší loupež diamantů všech dob, kterou zorganizovala a provedla rodina německého klanu Werwolfů v USA. Skoro tunu diamantů ukradla z obrněné vojenské lodi na které bylo přes 300 policistů a vojáků. Čest rodiny je na prvním místě, její poskvrnění může smýt jenom krev!

Neuausgabe der spannenden Geschichte eines tödlichen Terroranschlags in Holland, vom gefeierten Meister der Action und Spannung. AMSTERDAM AIRPORT IST VERSCHWUNDEN! ERPRESSUNG - Die Wasserfläche an seiner Stelle ist das Werk der FFF - einer irischen Terrorgruppe, die Großbritannien erpressen will. TÄUSCHUNG - Die Niederländer rufen Detective Lieutenant van Effen - gefürchteter Vernehmer und Undercover-Vertrauter der Kriminellen der Krakers-Gang - um den Plan der FFF zu sabotieren. UNGLÜCK - Wenn van Effen scheitert und die FFF die Kontrolle über den wichtigen Deich übernehmen, wird entweder Holland im Meer versinken oder Großbritannien wird in Blut ertrinken.

Der genialste Verbrecher der Welt plant seinen spektakulärsten Coup. Er stellt ein Team zusammen: einen erstklassigen Waffenspezialisten, der die neueste, geheimste Militärtechnik stehlen und einsetzen kann; den besten Einbrecher, der jede Höhe überwinden kann; und einen Mann, dessen außergewöhnliche Stärke und Einfallsreichtum jedes Hindernis überwinden können. Angesichts dieses kühnen Verbrechens des Jahrhunderts können die Politiker der Welt nur auf UNACO und sein Team vertrauen.

Jamel Mobuto, der neue Führer von Zimbala in Zentralafrika, kommt zu einem offiziellen Besuch nach New York. Eine Gruppe von Attentätern hat geschworen, Mobuto während seines Besuchs zu töten. Unaco und die CIA erhalten den Auftrag, die Pläne der Mörder zu vereiteln. Gleichzeitig agiert Unacos Top-Agent Mike Graham in Beirut auf seiner eigenen Rachemission.

In a lightning strike at the Lisbon airport, a world-renowned cryptologist is captured along with vital coded documents about the operations of UNACO, the top-secret security organization. Instantly, UNACO's top agents Mike Graham, Sabrina Carver and C.W. Whitlock are called into a pulse-pounding race to find the kidnappers--and a deadly madman. Original.

Britse en Amerikaanse geheim agenten worden in 1942 in Sicilië en Malta door het Italiaanse verzet geholpen Duitse invasieplannen te saboteren.

Een misdaadbestrijdingsteam van de V.N. raakt vanuit een onderzoek naar een scheepsramp betrokken bij een zaak van wapensmokkel, drugshandel en internationaal terrorisme.

Úderné komando čtyř vojáků vysvobozuje z dobře hlídaného vietnamského kláštera amerického plukovníka, který je v rukou ruské kontrarozvědky. Utíkají podzemními chodbami, plnými závalů a krys, dostávají se do vietnamského týlu a dramatickou cestu ke svobodě přežijí jen někteří. Tvrdé metody a nekompromisní jednání s nepřítelem vyvažují drsným humorem a opovrhováním životem svým i druhých. Příběh rozhodně není pro slabé povahy....

Someone wants revenge, and the target is the President's plane. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO.

Eine Sammlung von Werken verschiedener Autoren, darunter Koontz, Dean; Ripley, Alexandra; und MacNeill, Alastair, mit insgesamt 347 Seiten.

Nacht ohne Ende/Dem Sieger eine Handvoll Erde/Jenseits der Grenze - bk850; Heyne Verlag; Alistair MacLean; pocket_book; 1987

Top-Agenten - Eine geballte Ladung Lesevergnügen - bk1126; Scherz Verlag; Will Berthold/Alfred Coppel/Martin Cruz Smith/Jack Higgins/Heinz G. Konsalik/Alistair MacLean/Stefan Murr/Harold Robbins; pocket_book; 1990