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Fall Eagle One
The time is 1943, and Nazi Germany is reeling from nightly battering of her cities by the RAF. Catastrophe looms at Stalingrad. Siegfried von Rall, Hermann Göring’s technical advisor, hatches strategic missions to buy time for his country to refine cutting-edge technology into “Victory” weapons. Two targets galvanize Siegfried’s Soviet hydro plants in the Urals and killing FDR. He chooses aircraft and a team of experts for the missions. Göring fast-tracks detailed planning and training.In Britain, codebreaker Evan Thompson reads Siegfried’s radio messages but can’t detect his objective. The chilling truth emerges only after an Amerika-Bomber bearing “smart bombs” leaves Norway for the U.S. FALL EAGLE ONE has aerial combat, trans-Atlantic assassination flights, Eastern Front action, codebreaking at Bletchley Park, intrigue at the highest levels of the German High Command, and fast-paced war-time romance.
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First published November 1, 2011
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Warren Bell
12 books51 followersDuring over 25 years as a U.S. Naval Officer, including two combat tours in Vietnam, Warren Bell amassed a wealth of background for writing about military life and wartime operations. He experienced the exhilaration and perpetual stresses of command: felt the rush of adrenalin while under small arms fire in Vietcong ambushes; heard the soft whine of shrapnel zipping past his head during rocket attacks; and knew the gut-wrenching nausea of seeing men reduced to bloody slime by incoming artillery. While living in the Arctic, he braved the driving snowfall of Alaskan Williwaws; trekked and hunted the icy slopes of Kodiak Island; and experienced the coppery taste of terror during an earthquake measured at 9.2 on the Richter Scale.
Warren has visited or been stationed all over the world--East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean Islands, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. His two years on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations were a postgraduate education in the bureaucratic infighting that occurs in the top echelons of military and political organizations. He served several years with Naval Aviation, becoming an expert on aviation facilities. He has seen much of the world from the air and known the elation of handling the controls of a propeller-driven aircraft. He lived many of the experiences attributed to the characters in his writing and saw the settings with his own eyes.
Following his Naval career, Warren became an environmental expert, specializing in water quality. He employed the strong research skills cultivated while earning advanced degrees in engineering and business administration to push forward the state-of-the-art in removing pollutants from stormwater runoff. He authored numerous published papers and articles on environmental quality (including the cover article of the July 1999 issue of Public Works) and performed pacesetting physical research. He applied these skills to thoroughly researching the state of German aircraft technology during the critical years of World War II. Avid participant in Internet aviation history discussion boards adds depth to his basic research. His education and experience give him a sound grasp of technical data.
Warren is by nature a storyteller. His travels and Navy duty assignments suggested numerous plot lines and settings, and he carefully cataloged these along with details he observed for future use. FALL Eagle One is the result of years of preparation to become a fiction writer in the genre of Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth, Jack Higgins, W.E.B. Griffin, and Clive Cussler.
Warren has visited or been stationed all over the world--East and Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean Islands, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. His two years on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations were a postgraduate education in the bureaucratic infighting that occurs in the top echelons of military and political organizations. He served several years with Naval Aviation, becoming an expert on aviation facilities. He has seen much of the world from the air and known the elation of handling the controls of a propeller-driven aircraft. He lived many of the experiences attributed to the characters in his writing and saw the settings with his own eyes.
Following his Naval career, Warren became an environmental expert, specializing in water quality. He employed the strong research skills cultivated while earning advanced degrees in engineering and business administration to push forward the state-of-the-art in removing pollutants from stormwater runoff. He authored numerous published papers and articles on environmental quality (including the cover article of the July 1999 issue of Public Works) and performed pacesetting physical research. He applied these skills to thoroughly researching the state of German aircraft technology during the critical years of World War II. Avid participant in Internet aviation history discussion boards adds depth to his basic research. His education and experience give him a sound grasp of technical data.
Warren is by nature a storyteller. His travels and Navy duty assignments suggested numerous plot lines and settings, and he carefully cataloged these along with details he observed for future use. FALL Eagle One is the result of years of preparation to become a fiction writer in the genre of Tom Clancy, Frederick Forsyth, Jack Higgins, W.E.B. Griffin, and Clive Cussler.
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April 16, 2014
Historical fiction in its best!
A hardcore fan of historical fiction, I read this book with an immense pleasure, getting out of it everything I'd expect from a good historical fiction provide - fascinating story-line, lively three-dimensional characters, less known history or unusual side of it - it all was there, presented in a flowing, easy-to-read manner, in a beautiful way.
While reading my share of fiction and non-fiction concerning WW2, I never came to learn anything about Luftwaffe and the challenges the German Air Force had faced through the second part of this hideous war. Naturally the Allies' side is the one dominating historical fiction of our century, but to see the other side was absolutely fascinating, revealing, enlightening.
A fan of Herman Wouk's "The Winds of War", I had a wonderful time reading "Fall Eagle One". Already picked another book by this author.
A hardcore fan of historical fiction, I read this book with an immense pleasure, getting out of it everything I'd expect from a good historical fiction provide - fascinating story-line, lively three-dimensional characters, less known history or unusual side of it - it all was there, presented in a flowing, easy-to-read manner, in a beautiful way.
While reading my share of fiction and non-fiction concerning WW2, I never came to learn anything about Luftwaffe and the challenges the German Air Force had faced through the second part of this hideous war. Naturally the Allies' side is the one dominating historical fiction of our century, but to see the other side was absolutely fascinating, revealing, enlightening.
A fan of Herman Wouk's "The Winds of War", I had a wonderful time reading "Fall Eagle One". Already picked another book by this author.
February 2, 2018
I enjoy reading thrillers set in World War 2 and this is one of the best military thrillers set in that period that I have read. I knew a little about the prototype fighters and bombers and the secret weapons, that Hitler was having developed towards the end of the war, but Mr Bell has obviously done his research well. This is an excellent thriller which envisages the use of some of that technology to carry out an audacious plot, which if it was successful would at least have prolonged the war and possibly saved Germany from defeat. I won't spoil the reader's enjoyment by giving the plot away, but will say it had me engrossed right up to the final page, which not all books do. An excellent read which I highly recommend.
October 29, 2012
Warren Bell's first novel is a wonderful blend of WWII era historical events and technology with realistic aviation situations. His characters are well-developed, inviting the reader to relate to them.
As a retired Air Force combat aviator, I related to many of the situations Mr. Bell plunged his characters into. I've been there with low fuel, engine fires, and bad weather--the suspense he put into the novel is very good.
As a military historian, I was amazed at Mr. Bell's ability to weave so many real-world events into a believable scenario, which kept me engaged from the beginning to the end of the story.
I recommend FALL EAGLE ONE for: Military historians (you might learn something); aviators and aviation enthusiasts (especially big-plane perspective folks); WWII enthusiasts; and anyone looking to read a high adventure. The book does contain adult situations and some adult language.
I'll definitely read Warren Bell's next book.
C. D. Sutherland
The Dragoneers (The Chronicles of Susah)
As a retired Air Force combat aviator, I related to many of the situations Mr. Bell plunged his characters into. I've been there with low fuel, engine fires, and bad weather--the suspense he put into the novel is very good.
As a military historian, I was amazed at Mr. Bell's ability to weave so many real-world events into a believable scenario, which kept me engaged from the beginning to the end of the story.
I recommend FALL EAGLE ONE for: Military historians (you might learn something); aviators and aviation enthusiasts (especially big-plane perspective folks); WWII enthusiasts; and anyone looking to read a high adventure. The book does contain adult situations and some adult language.
I'll definitely read Warren Bell's next book.
C. D. Sutherland
The Dragoneers (The Chronicles of Susah)
February 6, 2013
Warren Bell's debut novel Fall Eagle One combines an intricate plot with interesting characters and vast information on the large airplanes of the Luftwaffe to create a compelling story I thoroughly enjoyed. Luftwaffe enthusiasts will appreciate both the well-researched and written passages on airplane development as well as numerous exciting flying sequences. The tale also incorporates an interesting Allied counter-intelligence effort, though I personally wish this part of the story had been better developed. Historical characters frequent the story and were fairly depicted, especially Goring, who figures prominently. The fictional characters were fairly well-developed and keep the reader interested in their fates, though some characters disappear for long stretches. The ending was slightly abrupt, but the author ties things up for the reader with an interesting epilogue that leaves room for a possible sequel, I hope.
November 17, 2017
Needs proof reading..
I’m 3/4 through of this novel and I mostly agree with the other reviews that it is interesting book to read. However being German it’s incredible how wrong the German translations are. For example it’s “Fliegerhorst” not “Fliegerhoerst”- the correct translation of the novel is: “Fall Adler Eins” not “ein” - Eins is the German translation for “one”. Many other German words are wrongly spelled or misspelled. If the author did such a good job by researching WW2 German aircrafts and their performance I definitely had expected that he would use correct German translations and/spelling. These are in no way complicated German words he is using but it bothers me of the laziness and incorrect use of a foreign language and make believe that it is correct.
I’m 3/4 through of this novel and I mostly agree with the other reviews that it is interesting book to read. However being German it’s incredible how wrong the German translations are. For example it’s “Fliegerhorst” not “Fliegerhoerst”- the correct translation of the novel is: “Fall Adler Eins” not “ein” - Eins is the German translation for “one”. Many other German words are wrongly spelled or misspelled. If the author did such a good job by researching WW2 German aircrafts and their performance I definitely had expected that he would use correct German translations and/spelling. These are in no way complicated German words he is using but it bothers me of the laziness and incorrect use of a foreign language and make believe that it is correct.
June 17, 2017
I really liked this story. The characters were interesting and the writing was quite good, but I just couldn't get past the pages and pages of technical information. Amidst all the jargon, the author slipped in info important to the plot, which I missed. I had to go back and re-read quite a bit. The ending was pretty abrupt. I did enjoy the story, and would recommend it to anyone fascinated by German wartime technology.
February 17, 2023
Fall Eagle One could be real......
Excellent read very believable storyline could have happened hard to put the book down. Author managed convey the attitude of the German military leaders and their misguided devotion to Adolf Hitler .
Excellent read very believable storyline could have happened hard to put the book down. Author managed convey the attitude of the German military leaders and their misguided devotion to Adolf Hitler .
March 14, 2022
A great book, kept me hoked all the way your almost hoping the make their mission in the end
March 28, 2015
An interesting story about a potential assassination attempt on FDR in the height of WWII. I liked the premise, though it is truly historical fiction, but it occasionally bogged down by technical jargon regarding the German aircraft and the continuos use of German ranks and other words that I found distracting. Yet it was good for what it was: a fun read about a time of interest to me historically, especially poignant as it frequently took the German POV.
May 14, 2014
Good
Good quick read it is a definite page Turner BUT it needs a good proofreader.......during the air fight over Hamburg who was where got confused. In addition while I like switching between the Americans and the Nazi sides the bombing comes out of left field at least a hiring earlier would have helped.
ame too sudden and the bombing we were not p rtf e ppl
Good quick read it is a definite page Turner BUT it needs a good proofreader.......during the air fight over Hamburg who was where got confused. In addition while I like switching between the Americans and the Nazi sides the bombing comes out of left field at least a hiring earlier would have helped.
ame too sudden and the bombing we were not p rtf e ppl
April 30, 2014
Full of details and interesting characters well drawn, Warren Bell has writen a well crafted story full of suspense and adventure.
What an adventure it is!
Fall Eagle One, an armchair thriller for any historical fiction reader.
What an adventure it is!
Fall Eagle One, an armchair thriller for any historical fiction reader.
June 9, 2014
This is a good read!
Lots of historical research combined with the intriguing plot make this book both entertaining and educational. I recommend it to all who enjoy WW2 history.
Lots of historical research combined with the intriguing plot make this book both entertaining and educational. I recommend it to all who enjoy WW2 history.
April 25, 2016
Too long
I found this book very very boring in spots. It went into too much detail about the planes that were engaged in and during the war. It went on too long.......
I found this book very very boring in spots. It went into too much detail about the planes that were engaged in and during the war. It went on too long.......
December 9, 2016
Winner of the Best Indie Book Award!
April 21, 2017
Piques interest
I couldn't put this down. The story line kept me reading. An interesting take from many other books regarding WWII. Not much about fighting, killing etc. Just a good read.
I couldn't put this down. The story line kept me reading. An interesting take from many other books regarding WWII. Not much about fighting, killing etc. Just a good read.
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