Navarone book 1 · 1957
The Guns of Navarone
A small team of commandos is sent to the Aegean island of Navarone to destroy two huge German guns, which stand in the way of a rescue of twelve hundred British soldiers trapped on a nearby island. To reach the guns they must first climb an unclimbable cliff.
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Book facts
- Author
- Alistair MacLean
- Series
- Navarone, book 1 of 2
- Published
- 1957
- Setting
- Set in the Aegean
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in The Guns of Navarone
3 recurring or key characters from Alistair MacLean’s chart. Introduces Keith Mallory, Andrea Stavros and Dusty Miller.
Lead 1
- Keith MalloryFirst appearanceNew Zealand mountaineer and commando captain
Major 2
- Andrea StavrosFirst appearanceGreek colonel and Mallory's friend
- Dusty MillerFirst appearanceAmerican explosives expert