A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World World II / Adam Makos with Larry Alexander.
A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World World II / Adam Makos with Larry Alexander.
By
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Makos, Adam.
Publication Date
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2012-2013
Publication Information
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New York : Berkley Caliber,
Physical Description
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viii, 392 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.
Subject Term
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Fighter pilots -- Germany -- Biography.
Additional Contributors
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Alexander, Larry, 1951-
Bibliography Note
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Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
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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.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9780425252864
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