Bibliograph

A higher call, an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II, Adam Makos with Larry Alexander

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A higher call, an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II, Adam Makos with Larry Alexander

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliography

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A higher call

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

826823788

Responsibility statement

Adam Makos with Larry Alexander

Sub title

an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II

Summary

This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies over wartime Germany on 21 December 1943 --the American--2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown, a former farm boy from West Virginia who came to captain a B-17--and the German--2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler, a former airline pilot from Bavaria who sought to avoid fighting in World War II

Table Of Contents

A stranger in my own land -- Follow the eagles -- A feather in the wind -- Fire free -- The desert amusement park -- The stars of Africa -- The homecoming -- Welcome to Olympus -- The unseen hand -- The Berlin bear -- The farm boy -- The quiet ones -- The lives of nine -- The boxer -- A higher call -- The third pilot -- Pride -- Stick close to me -- The downfall -- The flying sanatorium -- We are the air force -- The squadron of experts -- The last of the German fighter pilots -- Where bombs had fallen -- Was it worth it?

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