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

Makos, Adam (Author). Alexander, Larry, 1951- (Added Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780425255735 (pbk.) :
ISBN: 0425255735 (pbk.) :
Physical Description: print
viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Berkley Caliber, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-392).
Formatted Contents Note:	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?
Citation/References Note:	PW 12/10/2012 Kirkus 03/01/2013