The Resource A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II, Adam Makos ; with Larry Alexander
A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II, Adam Makos ; with Larry Alexander
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- 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.
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- Unseen hand
- Berlin bear
- Farm boy
- Quiet ones
- Lives of nine
- Boxer
- A higher call
- Third pilot
- Pride
- Stick close to me
- A stranger in my own land
- Downfall
- Flying sanatorium
- We are the air force
- Squadron of experts
- Last of the German fighter pilots
- Where bombs had fallen
- Was it worth it?
- Follow the eagles
- A feather in the wind
- Fire free
- Desert amusement park
- Stars of Africa
- Homecoming
- Welcome to Olympus
- Isbn
- 9780425252864
- Label
- A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II
- Title
- A higher call
- Title remainder
- an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II
- Statement of responsibility
- Adam Makos ; with Larry Alexander
- Subject
-
- Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- Brown, Charlie, 1922-2008
- trueBomber pilots
- truePilots
- trueWorld War II -- Aerial operations, American
- trueWorld War II -- Aerial operations, German
- trueStigler, Franz, 1916-2008
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II
- Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography
- trueAir warfare
- trueFighter pilots
- true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
- Stigler, Franz, 1916-2008
- trueLife change events
- trueBrown, Charlie, 1912-2008
- trueBombing
- Fighter pilots -- Germany -- Biography
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
- Language
- eng
- 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.
- Summary
- Relates the true story of two World War II airmen, one American and one German, who put aside the conflict and helped each other to safety in the wake of a damaged aircraft, and describes their meeting again forty-seven years later
- Assigning source
- --Adapted from Worldcat
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10168268
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Dewey number
- 940.54/443092
- Illustrations
-
- maps
- portraits
- facsimiles
- photographs
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- D785
- LC item number
- .M34 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II, Adam Makos ; with Larry Alexander
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-392)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Unseen hand
- Berlin bear
- Farm boy
- Quiet ones
- Lives of nine
- Boxer
- A higher call
- Third pilot
- Pride
- Stick close to me
- A stranger in my own land
- Downfall
- Flying sanatorium
- We are the air force
- Squadron of experts
- Last of the German fighter pilots
- Where bombs had fallen
- Was it worth it?
- Follow the eagles
- A feather in the wind
- Fire free
- Desert amusement park
- Stars of Africa
- Homecoming
- Welcome to Olympus
- Control code
- 19920220
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780425252864
- Lccn
- 2012015546
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, facsimiles, maps, photographs, portraits
- Label
- A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II, Adam Makos ; with Larry Alexander
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-392)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Unseen hand
- Berlin bear
- Farm boy
- Quiet ones
- Lives of nine
- Boxer
- A higher call
- Third pilot
- Pride
- Stick close to me
- A stranger in my own land
- Downfall
- Flying sanatorium
- We are the air force
- Squadron of experts
- Last of the German fighter pilots
- Where bombs had fallen
- Was it worth it?
- Follow the eagles
- A feather in the wind
- Fire free
- Desert amusement park
- Stars of Africa
- Homecoming
- Welcome to Olympus
- Control code
- 19920220
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780425252864
- Lccn
- 2012015546
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, facsimiles, maps, photographs, portraits
Subject
- true1940s -- 1940 -- 1949
- trueAir warfare
- trueBomber pilots
- Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography
- trueBombing
- Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century
- trueBrown, Charlie, 1912-2008
- Brown, Charlie, 1922-2008
- trueFighter pilots
- Fighter pilots -- Germany -- Biography
- trueHistory writing -- Wars and conflicts -- World War II
- trueLife change events
- truePilots
- trueStigler, Franz, 1916-2008
- Stigler, Franz, 1916-2008
- trueWorld War II -- Aerial operations, American
- trueWorld War II -- Aerial operations, German
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German
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