A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos, Larry Alexander

A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II

Adam Makos, Larry Alexander

392 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

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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...

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inspiring 80%
adventurous 72%
emotional 68%
informative 68%
tense 48%
sad 44%
reflective 40%
hopeful 36%
challenging 28%
dark 24%
lighthearted 4%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 23%
slow 9%

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