He was one of Scotland's most prolific and successful writers. But Alistair MacLean, the creator of such novels as HMS Ulysses, Where Eagles Dare, The

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Alistair MacLean (1922–1987) – author of The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, Where Eagles Dare, etc. – was born #OTD, 21 April, 1922. A native #Gaelic speaker, he grew up near Inverness. @NeilDrysdale looks at MacLean’s remarkable life: