After this, he decided to study English at the Glasgow University and eventually graduated in the year 1953. After serving for a period of 5 years during the Second World War, MacLean was released from his duty in the Royal Navy in the year 1946. He also traveled to a number of countries during this time and got injured on a few occasions during the battles. During the next 4 years, MacLean served on different missions and changed several ships. As per his first mission, he was assigned the duty near the coasts of Scotland and England on the PS Bournemouth Queen ship. He started from being an Ordinary Seaman and later became an Able Seaman and then a Leading Torpedo Operator. In the year 1941, MacLean became a part of the Royal Navy and went on to serve in the Second World War. MacLean had three other brothers, with whom he grew up. After being born in Glasgow, author MacLean went on to spend most of his childhood days and growing years in Daviot, which is located 10 miles to the south of Inverness. As a child, he studied English as the second language, his mother tongue being Scottish Gaelic. At the time of his birth, MacLean’s father used to work as a minister in the Church of Scotland.
MacLean was born on 21 April, 1922 in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland, and died on 2 February 1987 in Munich, Germany at the age of 64. He has also written a couple of novels under the pen name Ian Stuart.
Some of them include The Guns of Navarone, Where Eagles Dare, Ice Station Zebra, etc. Many of the popular novels written by MacLean have been adapted into famous movies. His writing career includes a total of 29 bestselling novels, which helped him to be recognized among the outstanding writers of his time. Alistair MacLean was one of the popular Scottish novelists who used to write thrillers and adventure novels.
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