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A higher call, 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
Work
Publication
Extent
viii, 392 p.
Contents
  • 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?
Isbn
9780425252864
Link
http://d-nb.info/1049199251/04
Instance
Label
A higher call
Title
A higher call
Statement of responsibility
Adam Makos with Larry Alexander
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Genre
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
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Makos, Adam
Dewey number
940.54/443092
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
D785
LC item number
.M34 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1951-
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Alexander, Larry
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Bombing, Aerial
  • Bomber pilots
  • Fighter pilots
  • Brown, Charlie
  • Stigler, Franz
  • Brown, Charlie
  • Stigler, Franz
  • World War (1939-1945)
  • Bomber pilots
  • Bombing, Aerial
  • Fighter pilots
  • Military operations, Aerial
  • Military operations, Aerial
  • Germany
  • United States
  • Brown, Charlie
  • Stigler, Franz
  • Luftkrieg
Label
A higher call, Adam Makos with Larry Alexander
Link
http://d-nb.info/1049199251/04
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Contents
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?
Control code
ocn791682283
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
viii, 392 p.
Isbn
9780425252864
Lccn
2012015546
Other physical details
ill.
Specific material designation
unspecified
System control number
(OCoLC)791682283
Label
A higher call, Adam Makos with Larry Alexander
Link
http://d-nb.info/1049199251/04
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Contents
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?
Control code
ocn791682283
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
viii, 392 p.
Isbn
9780425252864
Lccn
2012015546
Other physical details
ill.
Specific material designation
unspecified
System control number
(OCoLC)791682283

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