Undoubtedly my vote g oes to Allistair Maclean.The narration,the script,the pace and the climax are all top quality.The most fascinating thing about his books his that he doesn't waste pages by parting knowledge on various subjects like humanity of war,the complexity,the politics and view point etc.But that doesn't also mean that he is not able to explain to the reader the realities of war. He stays to the point,crisp and fantastic in his own manner.He depicts the pain,the agony of the soldiers at war so passively that it numbs you.His description is so apt that it takes you directly to the scene of the war,as if it was just happening before you.You can feel the pain when a soldier is wounded or when he succumbs to injuries.
One of his novels named 'The Guns Of Navarone' has been termed as a classic and was also pictured.He shows how ruthlessly soldiers kill without thinking of the people they are killing.They are not their enemies,they dont even know these people;but still they kill;kill out of fear,out of anticipation that they might be killed.They just fight because they are told to do so by their senior officers,not because they are patriotic,not because they want to lay down their lives for their motherland.These petty things dont come to your mind in the battlefield .Your increasing adrenaline rush urges you again and again;Save yourself,save yourself.He depicts brave soldiers who have been excellent in training succumb to such notions.on the other hand he shows some experienced soldiers who have just gone numb to this feeling and who kill without thought just because they have been told to.
There is also wuite a lot to learn about from this book.The brilliant strategies that are planned by the elite group who have been given a specific task.He shows how this elite group of 6 or 7 outwits hundreds of thousands of soldiers.My thoughts about this book:Mind boggling,pacy and very very impressive.i would give it 10 on 10.
