{"product_id":"a-higher-call-an-incredible-true-story-of-combat-and-chivalry-in-the-war-torn-skies-of-world-war-ii","title":"A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIntroduction -- 1. A Stranger in My Own Land -- 2. Follow the Eagles -- 3. A Feather in the Wind -- 4. Fire Free -- 5. The Desert Amusement Park -- 6. The Stars of Africa -- 7. The Homecoming -- 8. Welcome to Olympus -- 9. The Unseen Hand -- 10. The Berlin Bear -- 11. The Farm Boy -- 12. The Quiet Ones -- 13. The Lives of Nine -- 14. The Boxer -- 15. A Higher Call -- 16. The Third Pilot -- 17. Pride -- 18. Stick Close to Me -- 19. The Downfall -- 20. The Flying Sanatorium -- 21. We Are the Air Force -- 22. The Squadron of Experts -- 23. The Last of the German Fighter Pilots -- 24. Where Bombs Had Fallen -- 25. Was It Worth It? -- Afterword -- Acknowledgments -- To Learn More -- Notes -- Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Higher Call\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Beautifully told.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--CNN\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A riveting story of humanity and mercy set against the ghastly backdrop of war.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Oh, it's a good one!\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Fox News\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Deeply felt by its author and deeply affecting to read.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--The Times\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A truly awe inspiring story of wartime chivalry.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e (London) \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Incredible.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Inspiring.\" \n\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Simply told, splendid, and well worth the read.\"--*Joe Galloway, co-author of the #1 \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \n\u003ci\u003eWe Were Soldiers Once...and Young \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book grips you like a movie. It's part \n\u003ci\u003eTop Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, part \n\u003ci\u003eValkyrie\u003c\/i\u003e, and more.\"--Marcus Brotherton, co-author of the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \n\u003ci\u003e Tough as They Come\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is often said that 'war is hell'--and it is--however, this story reveals how the human spirit can shine in the darkest hours.\"--Colonel Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman, WWII \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\" \n\u003ci\u003eA Higher Call\u003c\/i\u003e exemplifies beautifully the brotherhood of warriors and will forever change how you look at World War II.\"--Eric Blehm, author of the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller, \n\u003ci\u003eFearless\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Can good men be found on both sides of a bad war? The author asks the question and delivers the answer. A powerful, haunting read.\"--Chuck Tatum, author of \n\u003ci\u003eRed Blood, Black Sand\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHailed as \"a masterful storyteller\" by the \n\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003cb\u003eAdam Makos\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \n\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \n\u003ci\u003eA Higher Call\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003eSpearhead\u003c\/i\u003e, and \n\u003ci\u003eDevotion\u003c\/i\u003e, the subject of the major motion picture. Inspired by his grandfathers' service, Makos chronicles the stories of American veterans in his trademark fusion of intense human drama and fast-paced military action, securing his place \"in the top ranks of military writers,\" according to the \n\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e. In the course of his research, Makos has flown a World War II bomber, accompanied a Special Forces raid in Iraq, and journeyed into North Korea in search of an MIA American airman. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLarry Alexander\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \n\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling biography \n\u003ci\u003eBiggest Brother: The Life of Major Dick Winters\u003c\/i\u003e, \n\u003ci\u003e the Man Who Led the Band of Brothers\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \n\u003ci\u003eShadows in the Jungle: The Alamo Scouts Behind Japanese Lines in World War II \u003c\/i\u003eand \n\u003ci\u003e In the Footsteps of the Band of Brothers: A Return to Easy Company's Battlefields\u003c\/i\u003e with Sgt. Forrest Guth. Alexander has been a journalist and columnist for the \n\u003ci\u003eIntelligencer Journal \u003c\/i\u003ein Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for nearly twenty years and has won numerous state-level awards for excellence in journalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: \"Beautifully told.\"\u003ci\u003e--CNN \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A remarkable story...worth retelling and celebrating.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Oh, it's a good one!\"\u003ci\u003e--Fox News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA \"beautiful story of a brotherhood between enemies\" emerges from the horrors of World War II in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller by the author of \u003ci\u003eDevotion\u003c\/i\u003e, now a Major Motion Picture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDecember, 1943\u003c\/i\u003e 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... \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat happened next would defy imagination and later be called \"the most incredible encounter between enemies in World War II.\" \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/10\/2012 (EAN 9780425252864, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2013 (EAN 9780425252864, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n","brand":"Dutton Caliber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51496032698646,"sku":"9780425252864","price":37.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9780425252864.jpg?v=1783051188","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/a-higher-call-an-incredible-true-story-of-combat-and-chivalry-in-the-war-torn-skies-of-world-war-ii","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}