Higher Call Incredible True by Makos Adam (174 results)

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Hardcover, in dust jacket. Later printing. Fine in fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

1st edition stiff wrappers As New 8vo. viii + 392pp., b/w plates, notes, bibliog., 'Tells 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 47 years later'.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Fine condition color photographic softcover wraps. Includes Praise for A Higher Call; Dedication; Introduction; Afterword; Acknowledgments; To Learn More; Notes; and Bibliography. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs. "From the horrors of the most savage war in history emerges this beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies." - Joe Galloway, author. "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." - from the rear outer cover. "This book grips you like a movie. It's part Top Gun, part Valkyrie, and more!" - Marcus Brotherton, author.

AUDIO CD. Condition: Very Good. 11 BRAND NEW AUDIO CDs. NEW CDS SEALED in the shrink wrap. Just a bit of shelf wear. Enjoy this NEW AUDIO CD performance GIFT QUALITY for your home and library.

Tall octavo, two-toned taupe and dove-grey boards, viii, 392 pp., eight double-sided black-and-white plates. Spine ends a little bumped, otherwise a near-fine copy. First edition. An account of the extraordinary mid-air incident between American Second Lieutenant Charlie Brown and German Second Lieutenant Franz Stigler, both pilots during World War Two. In an act of unexpected chivalry, Stigler guided Brown's severely damaged Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress out of German airspace after failing to persuade Brown to surrender. Based on interviews with Brown and Stigler, journalist Adam Makos recounts each pilot's lives leading up to the incident and what followed, including the two men's search for each other.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Eighth printing. Inscribed by author (Adam Makos) on half title page. Also inscribed by a Bill Roche on half title page. Otherwise inside is clean and unmarked. Dust jacket has a small tear at top of spine. See photos. Inscribed by Author.

Berkley Caliber (NY) 2013 (later printing), 392 pp, photos, Messerschmitt guiding damaged B-17 towards home, very good, DJ,

Audio CD. Condition: Brand New. unabridged edition. 7.00x7.25x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Used - Very Good. THE "NEW YORK TIMES" AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Four days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. At its controls was a 21-year-old pilot. Half his crew lay wounded or dead. It was their first mission. Suddenly, a sleek, dark shape pulled up on the bomber s tail a German Messerschmitt fighter. Worse, the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber in 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." This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies that day 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. "A Higher Call" follows both Charlie and Franz s harrowing missions. Charlie would face takeoffs in English fog over the flaming wreckage of his buddies planes, flak bursts so close they would light his cockpit, and packs of enemy fighters that would circle his plane like sharks. Franz would face sandstorms in the desert, a crash alone at sea, and the spectacle of 1,000 bombers each with eleven guns, waiting for his attack. Ultimately, Charlie and Franz would stare across the frozen skies at one another. What happened between them, the American 8th Air Force would later classify as top secret. It was an act that Franz could never mention or else face a firing squad. It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men, they would search for one another, a last mission that could change their lives forever.".