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Devotion

An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship and Sacrifice
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'This is aerial drama at its best. Fast, powerful, and moving.' - Erik Larson'A must read.' - New York Post Devotion is the gripping story of the US Navy's most famous aviator duo - Tom Hudner, awhite, blue-blooded New Englander, and Jesse Brown, a black sharecropper's son fromMississippi. Against all odds, Jesse beat back racism to become the Navy's first black aviator. Against all expectations, Tom passed up a free ride at Harvard to fly fighter planes for hiscountry. Barely a year after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, thetwo became wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32 and went on to fight side-by-side in the KoreanWar. In an enthralling narrative, Adam Makos follows Tom and Jesse's journey to the war's climaticbattle at the Chosin Reservoir, where they flew headlong into waves of troops in order todefend an entire division of Marines trapped on a frozen lake. It was here that one of them wasfaced with an unthinkable choice - and discovered how far they would go to save a friend. 'A delight to read.' - Washington Times 'An inspiring tale.' - Los Angeles Times

Author Biography:

Adam Makos is a journalist, historian and editor of the military magazine, Valor. Makos hasinterviewed countless veterans from the Second World War, Korea, Vietnam, and present-daywars. In 2008 Makos travelled to Iraq to accompany the 101st Airborne and Army SpecialForces on their hunt for Al Qaeda terrorists. He is the author, with Larry Alexander, of A HigherCall, which was a Sunday Times bestseller, Devotion and Spearhead.
Release date Australia
November 3rd, 2022
Author
Pages
464
Edition
Tie-In
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
2x8pp b/w plates
Dimensions
129x198x34
ISBN-13
9781838958381
Product ID
35726749

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