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NFT: Book recommendation for WW2/Aviation fans

DC Gmen Fan : 8/16/2017 4:42 pm

Just about to finish reading a book called "A Higher Call" by Adam Makos. It's right up there among the best WW2 books I've read. It tells the stories of an American B-17 pilot and a German (non-party) fighter Ace and their encounter during WW2 in the skies over Germany. Hope you'll check it out.

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I read it a long time ago, so probably you have, too.

Marty in Albany : 8/16/2017 6:12 pm : link

"God is My Co-Pilot." It's about the Flying Tigers. (There is also a movie of the same name.)

"Shattered Sword"

Photoguy : 8/16/2017 6:25 pm : link

is the benchmark for books about the Battle of Midway.

Currently reading

GIANTS128 : 8/16/2017 8:17 pm : link

Blood and Fears...excellent book about the air war

Flyboys by James Bradley

NYGmen58 : 8/16/2017 9:44 pm : link

Or The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys who Flew the B-24s over Germany by Stephen Ambrose.

I'm currently reading Miracle at Midway by Gordon Prange

MadPlaid : 8/16/2017 10:04 pm : link

I only just started, but so far so good.

I recently finished With the Old Breed by E.B. Sledge. Excellent read

The Monuments Men

Koffman : 8/16/2017 10:07 pm : link

...

My favorite is Catch-22.

Big Blue Blogger : 8/16/2017 11:26 pm : link

Different genre, I guess.

I recently finished

Gene : 8/16/2017 11:45 pm : link

"The Castaway's War: One man's battle against Imperial Japan". It's the account of Lt. Hugh Miller and his fight for survival on a Japanese held island after his ship (USS Strong) was torpedoed in 1943.