An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war torn skies of world war ii at. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war iiby adam makos with larry alexander. I lived in germany for 2 12 years in the early 1960s, being a missionary there for the lds church. This is a great book about a little known event that occurred during bomber war over europe prior to the dday. Expecting the worst at any moment, brown marveled as the enemy bf109 stuck with him to the north sea. Luftwaffe pilot franz stigler had the opportunity to shoot down the crippled bomber but did not do so.
A higher call is mostly the story of franz stigler, an ace wwii german fighter pilot who came. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war ii, author adam makos. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war ii, the author relays the tale of two pilots destined to meet from opposite sides of the war. Hailed as a masterful storyteller by the associated press, adam makos is the author of the new york times bestseller a higher call, spearhead, and the criticallyacclaimed devotion. After an extensive search by brown, the two pilots met. A stricken allied bomber, the german ace sent to shoot it down and a truly awe inspiring story of wartime chivalry. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Inspired by his grandfathers service, adam chronicles the stories of american veterans in his trademark fusion of intense human drama and closeup military action, securing his place in the top ranks of military. The national bestselling world war ii memoir by buck compton, a hero from the famed. The charlie brown and franz stigler incident occurred on 20 december 1943, when, after a successful bomb run on bremen, 2nd lt charles charlie browns b17 flying fortress named ye olde pub was severely damaged by german fighters. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in. Hailed as a masterful storyteller by the associated press, adam makos is the author of the new york times bestseller a higher call, and the criticallyacclaimed devotion. Inspired by his grandfathers service, adam chronicles the stories of american veterans in his trademark fusion of intense human drama and fastpaced military action, securing his place in the top ranks.
Adam makos is the author of the new york times and international bestseller a higher call. Check out this story teaser but be warned, it spoils the books ending. Despite the potentially severe consequences of letting an enemy plane escape, stigler felt that he had to answer a higher call of honor. A higher call exemplifies beautifully the brotherhood of warriors and will forever change how you look at world war ii. So i searched around and came across a higher call and bam i was in. That experience whetted my life long obsession with all aspects of the war, partially started by the nazis under hitler. In his sixteen years of work as a journalist in the military field, makos has interviewed countless veterans from world war ii, korea, vietnam, and presentday wars. The b17 pilot, charles brown, was a 21yearold west virginia farm boy on his first combat mission. I had just finished the book unbroken and was keen on finding another great ww2 book. Eric blehm, author of the new york times bestseller, fearless can good men be found on both sides of a bad war. Fsx movie acts of kindness, based on the book a higher call watch in hd duration. This book, a higher call, is one of the best, in my opinion. Military historian and aviation enthusiast makos, along with wwii biographer alexander in the footsteps of the band of brothers, delivers a. An incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the wartorn skies of world war ii 1 ed.