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1. A higher call: an incredible true story of combat and chivalry in the war-torn skies of World War II

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Makos, Adam
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Relates the true story of two World War II airmen, one American and one German, who put aside the conflict and helped each other to safety in the wake of a damaged aircraft and describes their meeting again forty-seven years later.

2. Damn Lucky: one man's courage during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history

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Maurer, Kevin
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"Tells the true story of 'Lucky' Luckadoo, who flew some of the deadliest missions of World War II during the bloodiest military campaign in aviation history. Lucky served with the 100th Bomber Group during the early days of the bombing of France and Germany from England. His story starts with his quest to join the Royal Air Force with his best friend before the war, through 25 missions in combat over Germany to the one mission--a raid over Bremen--where...

3. Masters of the air: America's bomber boys who fought the air war against Nazi Germany

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Miller, Donald L., 1944-
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Chronicle of the U.S. 8th Air Force's daylight bombing campaign over Europe during World War II, from its genesis to the end of the war.

4. Don't give up, don't give in: lessons from an extraordinary life

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Zamperini, Louis, 1917-2014
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"Champion. Survivor. Hero. Legend. Completed just two days before Louis Zamperini's death at age 97, Don't Give Up, Don't Give In shares a lifetime of wisdom, insight, and humor from one of America's most inspiring lives. Zamperini's story has touched millions through Laura Hillenbrand's biography Unbroken, soon to be a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie. Now, in his own words, Louis Zamperini reveals, with warmth and great charm, the...