![]() ![]() ![]() It was the encounter that would haunt both Charlie and Franz for forty years until, as old men, they would seek out one ather and reunite. It was an act that Franz could never mention or else face a firing squad. What happened between them, the American 8th Air Force would later classify as 'top secret'. This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies that day - the American - 2nd Lieutenant Charlie Brown and the German - 2nd Lieutenant Franz Stigler.A Higher Call follows both Charlie and Franz's harrowing missions and gives a dramatic account of the moment when they would stare across the frozen skies at one ather. ![]() THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: Beautifully told.CNN A remarkable story.worth retelling and celebrating.USA Today Oh, it’s. Suddenly a German Messerschmitt fighter pulled up on the bomber's tail - the German pilot was an ace, a man able to destroy the American bomber with the squeeze of a trigger. A Higher Call by Adam Makos, Larry Alexander: 9780425255735 : Books THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: Beautifully told.CNN A remarkable story.worth retelling and celebrating.USA. Robertson Dean has played leading roles on and off Broadway and at dozens of regional theaters throughout the country. ![]() At its controls was a twenty-one-year-old pilot. He then coauthored A Higher Call with journalist and historian Adam Makos, which also made the New York Times and international bestsellers lists, and Bloody Ridge and Beyond with Marlin Groft. Five days before Christmas 1943, a badly damaged American bomber struggled to fly over wartime Germany. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |