A higher call : an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II
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Published
New York : Berkley Caliber, [2013].
ISBN
9780425252864, 0425252868
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Acorn Public Library District - Stacks | 940.54 MAK | On Shelf |
Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | 940.54443 MAK | On Shelf |
Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | 940.54 MAK BIOGRAPHY | On Shelf |
Bedford Park Public Library District - Stacks | 940.54 Mak | On Shelf |
Beecher Community Library District - Stacks | 940.54 MAK | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Brown, Charlie, -- 1922-2008.
Fighter pilots -- Germany -- Biography.
Stigler, Franz, -- 1916-2008.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German.
Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
Brown, Charlie, -- 1922-2008.
Fighter pilots -- Germany -- Biography.
Stigler, Franz, -- 1916-2008.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German.
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Published
New York : Berkley Caliber, [2013].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, facsimile ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780425252864, 0425252868
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliography.
Description
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.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Makos, A., & Alexander, L. (2013). A higher call: an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II (First edition.). Berkley Caliber.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Makos, Adam and Larry Alexander. 2013. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-torn Skies of World War II. Berkley Caliber.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Makos, Adam and Larry Alexander. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-torn Skies of World War II Berkley Caliber, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Makos, Adam., and Larry Alexander. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-torn Skies of World War II First edition., Berkley Caliber, 2013.
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