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The Guns of Navarone

By: Alistair MacLean
Narrated by: Jonathan Oliver
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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…

©1957 Alistair MacLean (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Suspense Technothrillers Thriller & Suspense War & Military Thriller War Technology Military

Critic Reviews

‘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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One of my favourite books! A real classic and worthy of your time. A must read. 👍

An All Time Classic!

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You can't go past McLean for tension and excitement. The narrator does the author full justice and seems to enjoy the story as much as the listener.

Top Narration, Top Story

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Read them as a kid..still great today.. Alistair never disappoints.. classic writing style.. very enjoyable.

Timeless Thriller

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Ideal pick for a short thrilling read, beautifully written, the narration top class.Alistair Maclean is a master of the war genre.

Nailbiting classic

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