| Description |
viii, 392 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits, photographs ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [389]-392). |
| Summary |
This is the true story of the two pilots whose lives collided in the skies over wartime Germany on 21 December 1943 --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. |
| Subject |
Brown, Charlie, 1912-2008.
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Stigler, Franz, 1916-2008.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, German.
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Bombing, Aerial -- Germany -- History -- 20th century.
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Bomber pilots -- Biography.
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Fighter pilots -- Germany -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Alexander, Larry, 1951-
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| Added Title |
Incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II |
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Incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War two |
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Incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War 2 |
| ISBN |
9780425252864 |
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0425252868 |
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