Partisans (novel)

Partisans

First edition cover (UK)
Author	Alistair MacLean
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Genre	War novel
Publisher	Collins (UK) Doubleday (US)
Publication date	1982
Media type	Print
Pages	224
ISBN	0-00-222690-1
Preceded by	River of Death
Followed by	Floodgate

Partisans is a novel by Scottish author Alistair MacLean, first published in 1982. MacLean used portions of the plot from the 1978 film Force 10 from Navarone as the basis of the plot for this novel. MacLean reverted to the theme of World War II, with which he was successful and highly popular in his early career. However, as with many of his later novels, Partisans proved to be less than popular with his long-time fans.

Plot introduction

During World War II, Pete Petersen, a Yugoslavian agent with an unlikely name, and his team of compatriots cross war-torn Yugoslavia to deliver a secret message and unmask a double agent. It is not clear who Petersen is actually working for, as the plot meanders through the confusion of Yugoslavia's three-way civil war, with Communist Partisans, the Serb royalist Chetniks and the Croatian fascist Ustashe fighting as much against each other as against their Italian and German occupiers. Everyone's loyalties are uncertain. Obviously, the sardonic Petersen is not working for the Nazis, but what about those with him?

External links

• Book review at AlistairMacLean.com