A Higher Call: The Incredible True Story of Heroism and Chivalry During the Second World War

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Adam's coverage of the German fighter pilot's side was the most complete I have ever read and it provided new insight into a side of things I never thought I'd be able to read. And American B-17 bomber pilot Charley Brown's insistance that Adam focus on German figher pilot Franz Stigler's side as the real story turned it from an interesting story to a poignant personal story of how things really were. Thank God that Charley Brown knew where the real story was and pushed for it to be told from that point of view. That turned the book from just a very good book into an amazing read.

Switch between reading the Kindle book & listening to the Audible audiobook with Whispersync for Voice. I appreciate how the authors wove the stories of the two men in an excellent chronological method. It’s not your typical memoir. The writing puts the reader side-by-side with the two men as their paths slowly, but surely converge on that fateful meeting in 1943 over the war torn skies of Germany. 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 side...it 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. Franz Stigler started flying gliders at age 12 and soloed in a bi-plane in 1933. He joined Lufthansa, becoming an Airline Captain, before joining the Luftwaffe in 1940. There, he became an instructor pilot, with one of his students being Gerhard Barkhorn, who would later become the second highest scoring Ace in history with over 300 victories.

a b McConnell, Richard A. (2014). "A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II". Air Power History. 61 (3): 55.

a b c Steward, Marcia Reyes (December 2014). "A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II". The Army Lawyer. 20: 20. 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 cruelty, violence and war surrounding the WW2, would do an act of pure chivalry and humane that it shows to everyone that ‘enemies are better off as friends’. Wanting to do this build for over a year now, ever since i finished reading the book A Higher Call by Adam Makos. That which we persist in doing becomes easier, not that the task itself has become easier, but that our ability to perform it has improved." O'Sullivan, Michael (November 3, 2022). "Here are the movies everyone will be talking about this holiday season". Washington Post. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022 . Retrieved November 20, 2022.Still, I read it through because somewhere in all this, I learnt a lot more about what life was like for German airmen supporting the Africa Corps in WW2. Considerably more interesting was Luftwaffe experience of the last days of the Third Reich and even more, the truth about the World's first jet warbird, the ME 262, under actual combat conditions. This is an incredibly emotional story that was both informative, intriguing, and easily visualized. It's not often true stories can hold a readers attention so well, but this one far surpassed what I expected. The moment between Franz and Charlie is brief compared to the extent of the rest of the book, but I wasn't bored in the least. You get to see both Franz and Charlie's life before and after which gave me so much information about the Air Force, lifestyle and thinking of that day. As the throbbing plane warmed up Charlie silently prayed, or, as he referred to it, conducted "a short briefing with my third pilot.” A Higher Call exemplifies beautifully the brotherhood of warriors and will forever change how you look at World War II.” El suceso protagonista del libro es impactante tanto cuando ocurre, como los hechos que le suceden tras la guerra.