A higher call

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.

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ISBN: 9780425252864
ISBN: 0425252868
ISBN: 9780425255735
ISBN: 0425255735
Physical Description: print
viii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Berkley Books, 2013.

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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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Athens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County Library	NONFIC 940.5444 MAKOS ( Send Text )	31001002336296	NONFICTION	In transit
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