A Higher Call

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 Best Read eBook A Higher Call Author Adam Makos – kino-fada.fr I just completed reading Adam Makos A Higher Call and I can only say I was absolutely stunned after finishing its final page I sat quietly for several minutes, staring at the book and flipping through it looking at its pictures again, trying to come to grips with what I had just read It is aemotional book than I imagined it would be.Adam has written a stunning, eye opening, and breathtaking story of the lives of WWII pilots from both sides of the European Theater, and I dare say his is I just completed reading Adam Makos A Higher Call and I can only say I was absolutely stunned after finishing its final page I sat quietly for several minutes, staring at the book and flipping through it looking at its pictures again, trying to come to grips with what I had just read It is aemotional book than I imagined it would be.Adam has written a stunning, eye opening, and breathtaking story of the lives of WWII pilots from both sides of the European Theater, and I dare say his is probably the most complete and best accounting I have ever read, especially from the German fighter pilot s sideit is absolutely brilliant And as one who has been reading WWII and fighter pilot books for 30 years, it stands head and shoulders above all the others in my opinion.Adam s coverage of the German fighter pilot s side was the most complete...What s better than a good novel A great story that is a true and inspirational one I never write reviews but this book was so good, I thought I had to do so So many things had to go just right and the timin...A Higher Call is mostly the story of Franz Stigler, an ace WWII German fighter pilot who came upon a heavily damaged and helpless American B 17 bomber struggling to return to England Stigler could have easily shot the bomber down, but instead he escorted them past an anti aircraft battery and flew along side them for a while out over the North Sea Stigler knew he would be court martialed if anyone found out what he had done For years he wondered if the bomber had made it home safely and he wo A Higher Call is mostly the story of Franz Stigler, an ace WWII German fighter pilot who came upon a heavily damaged and helpless American B 17 bomber struggling to return to England Stigler could have easily shot the bomber down, but instead he escorted them past an anti aircraft battery and flew along side them for a while out over the North Sea Stigler knew he would be court martialed if anyone found out what he had done For years he wondered if the bomber had made it home safely and he wondered, Was it worth it It took 46 years for Stigler to find out that the bomber did return home safely and to finally meet the American bomber pilot, Charlie Brown.Author Adam Makos provides all the descriptions of battle, dog fighting and heroism you would expect in a book of this nature but he really focuses on the human side, on the losses Character after character are introduced only to die The story of one young German flier is heartbreaking In the last day...Starting with an encounter between a badly shot up B 17 and an ace German fighter pilot on Christmas Eve of 1943, the author tells the story of the pilots of the 2 airplanes In telling the story he also tells a little of his own growth in researching that story.While this book is the story of the two pilots, Charlie Brown yes that s really his name who w...I bought this book for my husband I usually read time travel, romance, and apocalyptic books I read the cover and it sounded interesting I ve always loved non fiction especially history concentrating on time travel during the Civil War After all, this is a New York Times Best Seller, so I decided to give it a try, thinking I would read the first chapter then fall asleep With 371 pages also filled with many, many pictures never printed before , I was captured with the plot immediately No w I bought this book for my husband I usually read time travel, romance, and apocalyptic books I read the cover and it sounded interesting I ve always loved non fiction especially history concentrating on time tr...I really enjoyed this book After looking at the cover and reading the back, I expected it to be the story of a US bomber crew and a German fighter pilot In reality, the majority of the book was about the German fighter pilot, Franz Stigler, but that didn t make the book any less enjoyable I ve readabout American bomber crews than about German fighters anyway, so I liked the unexpected focus.The highlight of the book involved view spoiler the meeting of the American pilot, Charlie Brow I really enjoyed this book After looking at the cover and reading the back, I expected it to be the story of a US bomber crew and a German fighter pilot In reality, the majority of the book was about the German fighter pilot, Franz Stigler, but that didn t make the book any less enjoyable I ve readabout American bomber crews than about German fighters anyway, so I liked the unexpected focus.The highlight of the book involved view spoiler the meeting of the American pilot, Charlie Brown yes, that was really his name Charles Schultz didn t start the Peanuts comic strip until 1950 and the German pilot, Franz Stigler, over the skies of Germany in December 1943 It was Charlie s second combat flight, but his first as pilot with the crew he trained with It was a rough mission They ended up with a plane so shredded that it was a miracle it was still flying, several injured crew members one dead , and frozen guns Not all their engin...Can good men be found on both sides of a bad war If there is any honor and beauty to be found in war, this is it A Higher Call An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War Torn Skies of World War II Even in war, miracles happen and God extends grace After reading Makos latest release Devotion An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice a truly phenomenal book and now t...I just finished reading A Higher Call An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War Torn Skies of World War II I was a little skeptical about the use of the word incredible in the title I discovered that the author chose it for the best of reasons it s totally accurate This is an incredible book to read and experience from a personal and historical point of view plus the story it weaves about two pilots from opposing sides is...This book was phenomenalI knew from the very first few chapters, that I was gonna end up enjoying this book very much This blend of beautiful and harrowing experiences, written together with incredibly researched work makes this such a well executed book I have to say this book is mainly about the German pilot who according to his amarican counterpart was the hero of this story I loved that it was written with such a wide perspective from the Germans side since the time of his childhood This book was phenomenalI knew from the very first few chapters, that I was gonna end up enjoying this book very much This blend of beautiful and harrowing experiences, written together with incredibly researched work makes this such a well executed book I have to say this book is mainly about the German pilot who according to his amarican counterpart was the hero of this story I loved that it was written with such a wide perspective from the Germans side since the time of his childhood It made it so much easier to understand the German pilot, Frank Stigler, who amidst the ...A German fighter pilot tracks a lonely American heavy bomber trying to escape back to Britain after bombing a German city The bomber is so shot to pieces that Lieutenant Franz Stigler is amazed it s still able to fly The rear gunner is dead None of the plane s other guns are working The American pilot is a twenty one year old rookie This confrontation between an American pilot and a German pilot in December 1943 is the hinge that holds this riveting book together We get a detailed account A German fighter pilot tracks a lonely American heavy bomber trying to escape back to Britain after bombing a German city The bomber is so shot to pieces that Lieutenant Franz Stigler is amazed it s still able to fly The rear gunner is dead None of the plane s other guns are working The American pilot is a twenty...

• English
• 17 March 2018
Adam Makos
• Hardcover
• 392 pages
• 0425252868
• Adam Makos
• A Higher Call