A Higher Call An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-torn Skies of World War II
New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 2013. 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. Item #4649
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