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ISBN: 0425255735

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

Item Length: 9in

Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group

Publication Year: 2014

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 1.1in

Author: Larry Alexander, Adam Makos

Genre: Biography & Autobiography, History

Topic: Military / World War II, Military / General, Military / United States, Military / Aviation, Military

Item Width: 6in

Item Weight: 17.2 Oz

Number of Pages: 400 Pages

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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 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.

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0425255735

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

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Larry Alexander, Adam Makos

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English

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

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2014

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Biography & Autobiography, History

Number of Pages

400 Pages

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"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

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by dandak
May 27, 2018Top favorable review
Great read, but typical of the latest trend in WW2 books
GREAT story about a German ace (Stigler) who took pity on an American bomber crew and allowed the crippled bomber to flee German airspace. I just have a few issues with it (thus 4 stars instead of 5) as I do most current ww2 revised history books. First of all the author states that he focuses on the German side because there are already lots of American stories in print. Perhaps, BUT the American pilot, Brown, was on his first mission. He had 24 more to go and they are treated with a line or two. So while there are American bomber stories in print, there is NOT any stories about Browns career. This book really is about Stigler and not Brown. The author really needed to devote more print to the American side. The entire crew. Next problem is my main problem and that is the trend so ... GREAT story about a German ace (Stigler) who took pity on an American bomber crew and allowed the crippled bomber to flee German airspace. I just have a few issues with it (thus 4 stars instead of 5) as I do most current ww2 revised history books. First of all the author states that he focuses on the German side because there are already lots of American stories in print. Perhaps, BUT the American pilot, Brown, was on his first mission. He had 24 more to go and they are treated with a line or two. So while there are American bomber stories in print, there is NOT any stories about Browns career. This book really is about Stigler and not Brown. The author really needed to devote more print to the American side. The entire crew. Next problem is my main problem and that is the trend so current in history WW2 history today. The trend is that the Germans were 'just like us' and most had no idea what was going on regarding the Jewish people. Sorry. NOT TRUE. They HAD to see the treatment of Jews during the 6 years before war broke out. Didn't they wonder why entire neighborhoods were depopulated? Come on! The German ace in this book obviously was capable of empathy and emotion, and it is a GREAT story as to what he did allowing the American bomber to leave German airspace, yet he did continue to fight for the German cause, which WAS the Nazi cause. Sorry...I don't buy the 'Germans were good guys' ruse. Look on a certain video internet channel and type in ww2 German reactions, you will see WW2 German vets even today staunchly denying or downplaying the holocaust. Unbelievable. One video in particular has a now 90 something years old tank crew saying the holocaust wasn't as big as the allies make it out to be. And for Stigler to downplay his role in it is audacious. Sure, he fought for his country because he HAD to fight for his country, but at least come clean about the cause he was fighting for. Make no mistake, if his side won, we would be seeing, even today, that they were not 'just like us'. Unfortunately the author was duped. Even so this book is well worth the read. 4 out of 5 stars it is.
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by davhank-0
Jan 04, 2017
Alot of interesting facts
As a WW II buff, this is one of the most interesting books I've read. I'm still reading the German pilot's experiences, but the first hand facts really give a feeling of being there. The authors really put a lot of work in putting together a nice, easy read, all factual. I can't wait to read the American pilot's perspective. I would definitely recommend this book.
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by gbaumbach
Oct 10, 2017
A Story You Will Never Forget!
Chivarly died in the Middle Ages, right? Or Maybe the American Civil War, right? Well this story tells you it still made an appearance in the skies over Europe in 1943! An American B-17, on its very first mission, suffers severe damage from flak during their bombing run and then are set upon by German Focke-Wolfe 190's as it tries to make it back to England. Sufering more damage but maneuvering away from the enemy fighters its crew finds their guns frozen in all but the top turret, and many of the crew injusred during the attack and startes to attend them, when a singe Messerschmidt Bf109 begins to close on them from the rear, But what happens next is utterly amazing! But I won't ruin it for you! Buy the book and find out what the "Higher Call" is all about!Chivarly died in the Middle Ages, right? Or Maybe the American Civil War, right? Well this story tells you it still made an appearance in the skies over Europe in 1943! An American B-17, on its very first mission, suffers severe damage from flak during their bombing run and then are set upon by German Focke-Wolfe 190's as it tries to make it back to England. Sufering more damage but maneuvering away from the enemy fighters its crew finds their guns frozen in all but the top turret, and many of the crew injusred during the attack and startes to attend them, when a singe Messerschmidt Bf109 begins to close on them from the rear, But what happens next is utterly amazing! But I won't ruin it for you! Buy the book and find out what the "Higher Call" is all about!
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by nurzshopper
Jun 12, 2022
Story of 2 pilots in WW II, each from different countries
My husband loved this book a few years ago. I have been giving it to WW II buffs for Xmas for the past several years. Early Xmas shopping this year, in great condition. Thanks
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by neonchamelon
Apr 22, 2021
Worth the time spent reading!
I just got the book & just started reading. I’m not much on reading but I can’t put this book down. I can’t wait to get on with my reading 📖 great job.
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