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Fall Eagle One: A Novel of World War II Paperback – January 8, 2012

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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 attention: 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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384 pages
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English
Publication date

January 8, 2012
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5.98 x 0.8 x 9.02 inches
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146792699X
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978-1467926997
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 8, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 146792699X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1467926997
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.13 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.8 x 9.02 inches

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- #23,087 in War Fiction (Books)
- #35,820 in Spies & Political Thrillers
- #157,605 in Action & Adventure Fiction (Books)

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Warren Bell is an award-winning Indie Author who served almost 29 years as an officer in the U.S. Navy. His debut novel, Fall Eagle One, was selected as a Semifinalist in Kindle Book Review's Best Indie Books of 2012. The Indie Bookstore later named Fall Eagle One the Best Indie Action/Adventure Novel of the Year.

Warren's second novel, Hold Back The Sun, appeared on the Amazon Kindle Historical Fiction/Asia Bestseller list soon after publication in 2013 and has consistently remained there. His third novel, Asphalt and Blood, was published late in 2014. An action/adventure about Seabees in Vietnam, Asphalt and Blood received a Pinnacle Book Excellence Award from the National Association of Book Entrepreneurs. His fourth novel, Snowflakes in July, takes place in the turbulent 1970s, a spy thriller about domestic terrorism.

Warren is by nature a storyteller. He gained familiarity with many areas of the world during a long career in the U.S. Navy, which included two deployments during the Vietnam War with a Seabee battalion. He has since traveled in several countries in Europe. A World War II buff, Warren enjoys researching and writing about the exploits of the U.S. Armed Forces. Warren lives with his wife and editor, Annette, in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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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.

HOLD BACK THE SUN

The Kindle version of Warren Bell's second novel has been released while awaiting the paperback publication.

It's 1942. High adventure fills the lives of American and Dutch fighting men in the opening months of the Pacific War. Brave women share their dangers and their love while empires crumble.

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Ed Benjamin. Fiction and Nonfiction Author. Author of "Redemption"

A Masterful, Realistic, Suspenseful Action/Adventure

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017

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A Masterful Book.

I am not surprised this book was selected as a Semi-Finalist for the Best Indie books of 2012. As far as I am concerned, it should have won the whole shebang. The prologue to this story begins in the immediate future when a National Geographic cameraman finds a crashed Nazi bomber on Ellesmere Island in the Arctic region of Canada. Then the story begins in January 1943when a bomber pilot lands his aircraft near Stalingrad with the mission to extract a High-ranking Nazi SS general. Making a forced wheels-up landing, Hauptmann (Captain) Werner Brandt, although wounded in the crash, manages to deliver the general unscathed. As a result, he receives one of the highest military decorations from non-other than Reich Marshall Hermann Goring, the commander-In-Chief of the Luftwaffe (German air force) and the designated successor to Adolf Hitler.

Reich Marshal Goring similarly decorates another pilot, Major Siegfried Von Rall and, impressed with his knowledge and ability, assigns him to his staff to manage a mission to bomb hydroelectric plants in the Urals, providing electricity to Soviet tank factories using guided bombs. With a recuperated Brandt as chief pilot and detachment commander and the resources of the German aircraft industry at his disposal, Siegfried begins gathering the resources to accomplish the mission.

Soon another mission evolves. This mission, if successful could delay the anticipated Allied invasion of Europe but as much as a year. Giving Germany the time to finish development of its ‘super’ weapons to destroy the ports from which the invasion would launch. This mission was simply a daring flight from, German controlled territory to the United States and bombing the White House in an attempt to assassinate Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Mr. Bell then counter balances his description of the German activities with the activities of Evan Thompson, a U.S. Navy code-breaker assigned to Bletchley Park in England who is part fo the team intercepting messages between Siegfried and Brandt. As the mission develops the Allied analysts are trying to decipher the meaning of the messages and the end mission olf the special group Brandt is commanding. The author has accomplished a great job in juxtaposing the planning, testing, mission development and mission execution on the Germany side with the allied efforts to decipher the Reich’s in intentions based upon the intercepted messages.

The author has accomplished exhaustive research into German military development and the condition of Germany during the period between January 1943 and April 1944 encompassed by this novel. He is well informed of German weapons development and the development of the German aerospace industry during that period. Despite the fact if is a work of fiction, his research and attention to detail by including known facts make this tale surprisingly real.

He has built his plot on a solid foundation and then intensified the action in the last third of book so the reader is caught up in the edge-of-your-seat, spellbinding action.

Obviously I feel this novel is a must-read.

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David Booker

Avaiation history fans should love it

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2013

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I enjoyed reading Fall Eagle One by Warren Bell
This historical-fiction novel begins in 1943, Nazi Germany. The war is going poorly for the Germans. They’ve suffered a major defeat at Stalingrad. The Russians are advancing. Allied bombing is devastating German cities and factories. The Allied invasion of Europe is inevitable. The war could be lost if the Allies get a foothold in France. The German’s final hopes may rest on their development of the Vergeltungswaffen (retaliatory weapons like the V-1 flying bombs and V-2 rockets). Reich Marshall of the Luftwaffe, Hermann Göring, has fallen out of favor with Hitler, due to his failure to protect the Fatherland. In an attempt to regain face with his Führer, Göring and his technical advisor, Siegfried von Rall, devise a desperate plan. If they can assassinate FDR, the Allied invasion of Europe may be delayed. Germany could develop their retaliatory weapons, and turn the tide of the war. Over in England, Evan Thompson, an American code breaker, is at Bletchley Park, reading von Rall’s radio messages. But he can’t determine what the Germans’ intentions are for their newly developed Amerika-Bomber and smart bombs. Thompson’s failure could lose the war for the Allies.
Like all historical fiction, Fall Eagle One falls into a very specific niche. Military history readers, particularly of aviation history, will love it. The story generally stays true to the real facts and technologies. The premise is very plausible. The Germans were seeking methods to bomb the United States. The problem with reading historical fiction about well-known figures is that readers already know the outcome. It kills the suspense. Readers already know the Germans didn’t kill FDR. The author successfully avoids this by building the suspense in other areas—will von Rall succeed in launching the mission? Will Thompson figure out what the Germans are doing before it’s too late?
Fall Eagle One is well-written with few grammatical errors, missing or wrong words. The storyline follows a logical order and flows smoothly. The writing style can be distracting, however. Sentences often begin in an indirect manner, rather than taking a more direct, concise tone. For example: “After a half-hour of brooding, Siegfried’s natural optimism crept back.” Too many sentences written in this manner can be tiresome, especially in a long novel.
The main fictional characters are well-developed. Their motivations and actions are understandable. The historical figures followed their known characteristics. Göring is consumed by his eccentric greed and drug addiction. Hitler rants and raves. There is constant infighting and backstabbing among German military leaders. The uniqueness of this novel is in its details and descriptions. Fall Eagle One is an encyclopedia of German World War II aircraft, their weapons, and specifications. A reader will definitely learn something about aviation history. The question is: How much does a reader want to learn while reading what is basically a suspense novel? While I found the multitude of facts and descriptions fascinating, they distracted from the story.
Reading Falcons of France by Charles Nordhoff (WWI aviation history) is what inspired me to become an avid reader as a child. So I’ve always been a huge fan of aviation history. However, the writing style of Fall Eagle One was too heavy for me to call it a classic that I’d read over and over again. I do plan on eventually reading Hold Back the Sun, Bell’s second novel.

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2012

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(Full disclosure - I would not have ever heard of this novel unless I was a member of a forum that the author is also on.)

Warren told me about his book, and I gave the news a polite turn. I have been hesitant to purchase Kindle books by unknown authors with no (at the time) reviews. It's so easy to publish, and in turn it's so easy to put bad product out there to make a few bucks. I completely forgot about it and it wasn't until much later that I remembered to check it out.

To put it simply, I was blown away by this book. Easily, the best book I've read since the last Harry Potter book came out.

First off, I was surprised by the length. I kept seeing the status bar on my Kindle move along at a snail's pace, and I was thankful. You can tell an absolute ton of research went into this book, which tells me the author really cares about the subject. I'm not an expert on Nazi Germany, but I also never had a doubt the author had all the historical situations correct. Detail, detail, detail. The main characters are fictionalized, and their realism leaps out from the page (as it were). It was a truly engrossing read. The pacing is very good, and it's an enjoyable read. Some of the German names and phrases tend to pile up, but that's the only criticism I can make and it's so minor it doesn't warrant a demerit.

I think I'll buy the paperback for my Dad to read at the next gift-giving opportunity, it's that good. I'm certainly interested to see the author publish again, and I'll be looking out for it.

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