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Higher Call : An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Larry Alexander and Adam Makos (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100425255735

ISBN-139780425255735

eBay Product ID (ePID)160139352

Product Key Features

Book TitleHigher Call : an Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / General, Military / United States, Military / Aviation, Military

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorLarry Alexander, Adam Makos

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight15.6 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingA

Reviews"A 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 "Incredible." --New York Post "Inspiring." --Kirkus Reviews "From the horrors of the most savage war in history emerges this beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies. 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, "From the horrors of the most savage war in history emerges this beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies. Simply told, splendid and well worth the read."-Joe Galloway, coauthor 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, author of the New York Times bestseller We Who Are Alive and Remain "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. A Higher Call is an eye-opener."-Colonel Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman, WWII "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, Praise for A Higher Call "A 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

Dewey Decimal940.54/443092

SynopsisTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: "Beautifully told." --CNN - "A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating."-- USA Today - "Oh, it's a good one!" --Fox News A "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 Devotion , now a Major Motion Picture. 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., THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: "Beautifully told." --CNN - "A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating."-- USA Today - "Oh, it's a good one " --Fox News A "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., THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: "Beautifully told." --CNN * "A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating."-- USA Today * "Oh, it's a good one!" --Fox News A "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 Devotion , now a Major Motion Picture. 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.