A Higher Call
An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II
(Sprache: Englisch)
Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bombers tail - a German Messerschmitt fighter
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Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bombers tail - a German Messerschmitt fighter
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: "Beautifully told."-CNN • "A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating."-USA Today • "Oh, it's a good one!"-Fox NewsA "beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies" emerges from the horrors of World War II in this New York Times bestseller by the author of Spearhead.
December, 1943: A badly damaged American bomber struggles to fly over wartime Germany. At the controls is twenty-one-year-old Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown. Half his crew lay wounded or dead on this, their first mission. Suddenly, a Messerschmitt fighter pulls up on the bomber's tail. The pilot is German ace Franz Stigler-and he can destroy the young American crew with the squeeze of a trigger...
What happened next would defy imagination and later be called "the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II."
The U.S. 8th Air Force would later classify what happened between them as "top secret." It was an act that Franz could never mention for fear of facing a firing squad. It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men, they would search the world for each other, a last mission that could change their lives forever.
Autoren-Porträt von Adam Makos
Adam Makos
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Adam Makos
- 2014, 400 Seiten, Maße: 15,3 x 22,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Berkley Publishing Group
- ISBN-10: 0425255735
- ISBN-13: 9780425255735
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.04.2014
Sprache:
Englisch
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Praise for A Higher CallA remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating. USA Today
Beautifully told. CNN
A riveting story of humanity and mercy set against the ghastly backdrop of war. Publishers Weekly
Oh, it s a good one! Fox News
Deeply felt by its author and deeply affecting to read. The Times (London)
A truly awe inspiring story of wartime chivalry. Daily Mail (London)
Incredible. New York Post
Inspiring. Kirkus Reviews
Simply told, splendid, and well worth the read. *Joe Galloway, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller We Were Soldiers Once...and Young
This book grips you like a movie. It s part Top Gun, part Valkyrie, and more. Marcus Brotherton, co-author of the New York Times bestseller Tough as They Come
It is often said that war is hell and it is however, this story reveals how the human spirit can shine in the darkest hours. Colonel Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman, WWII
A Higher Call exemplifies beautifully the brotherhood of warriors and will forever change how you look at World War II. Eric Blehm, author of the New York Times bestseller, Fearless
Can good men be found on both sides of a bad war? The author asks the question and delivers the answer. A powerful, haunting read. Chuck Tatum, author of Red Blood, Black Sand
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