Where Eagles Dare

Where Eagles Dare is a novel by Alistair MacLean.

Characters

 * Major John Smith - A British Army major and undercover spy for MI6.
 * Wing Commander Cecil Carpenter - Pilot of the Lancaster bomber that flies Smith's team into Bavaria.
 * Lieutenant Morris Schaffer - An American Ranger lieutenant in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
 * Colonel Wyatt-Turner - British Army colonel involved in MI6.
 * Vice-Admiral Rolland - Assistant Director of Naval Operations and head of MI6.
 * Lieutenant General George Carnaby - A top aide of Dwight D. Eisenhower and one of the chief coordinators of planning for the Second Front.
 * Edward Carraciola - An MI6 division head and member of Smith's team.
 * Olaf Christiansen - An MI6 division head and member of Smith's team.
 * Lee Thomas - An MI6 division head and member of Smith's team.
 * Torrance-Smythe - An MI6 division head and member of Smith's team. Nicknamed "Smithy."
 * Sergeant George Harrod - The radioman of Smith's team.
 * Mary Ellison - A top MI6 operative and lover of Smith.
 * Reichsmarschall Julius Rosemeyer - The Wehrmacht Chief of Staff.
 * Ethel - A British undercover agent who poses as a barmaid named "Heidi" in Zum Wilden Hirsch. Pretends to be Mary's cousin.
 * Josef Wartmann - Owner of Zum Wilden Hirsch.
 * Captain von Brauchitsch - A Gestapo officer.
 * Jaeger Captain - A young officer who has a confrontation with Smith over Smith's behavior in Zum Wilden Hirsch.
 * Colonel Weissner - German Heer officer who captures Smith and Schaffer in Zum Wilden Hirsch.
 * Anne-Marie - Kramer's secretary and head of the Schloss Adler's female staff.
 * Colonel Paul Kramer - Deputy Chief of German Intelligence.
 * Helicopter Pilot - The pilot of Rosemeyer's helicopter.
 * Cartwright Jones - An American actor.
 * Sergeant Hartmann - A guard in the Schloss Adler.
 * Colonel Wilhelm Wilner - Field Marshal Kesselring's chief of staff in Italy.