Devotion by Adam Makos

Devotion by Adam Makos

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - From America's forgotten war in Korea comes an unforgettable tale of courage by the author of A Higher Call.

In the spirit of Unbroken and The Boys in the Boat comes Devotion.--Associated Press - Aerial drama at its best--fast, powerful, and moving.--Erik Larson

Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviation duo, Lieutenant Tom Hudner and Ensign Jesse Brown, and the Marines they fought to defend. A white New Englander from the country-club scene, Tom passed up Harvard to fly fighters for his country. An African American sharecropper's son from Mississippi, Jesse became the navy's first Black carrier pilot, defending a nation that wouldn't even serve him in a bar.

While much of America remained divided by segregation, Jesse and Tom joined forces as wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32. Adam Makos takes us into the cockpit as these bold young aviators cut their teeth at the world's most dangerous job--landing on the deck of an aircraft carrier--a line of work that Jesse's young wife, Daisy, struggles to accept.

Deployed to the Mediterranean, Tom and Jesse meet the Fleet Marines, boys like PFC Red Parkinson, a farm kid from the Catskills. In between war games in the sun, the young men revel on the Riviera, partying with millionaires and even befriending the Hollywood starlet Elizabeth Taylor. Then comes the conflict that no one expected: the Korean War.

Devotion takes us soaring overhead with Tom and Jesse, and into the foxholes with Red and the Marines as they battle a North Korean invasion. As the fury of the fighting escalates and the Marines are cornered at the Chosin Reservoir, Tom and Jesse fly, guns blazing, to try and save them. When one of the duo is shot down behind enemy lines and pinned in his burning plane, the other faces an unthinkable choice: watch his friend die or attempt history's most audacious one-man rescue mission.

A tug-at-the-heartstrings tale of bravery and selflessness, Devotion asks: How far would you go to save a friend?

Adam Makos is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Higher Call and Spearhead, as well as the critically praised Devotion. He has been called a brilliant storyteller by the Associated Press. According to the Los Angeles Times, Makos was inspired by his grandfathers' service to chronicle the experiences of American soldiers in his distinctive combination of intense human drama and fast-paced military action, ensuring his place among the top ranks of military authors. Makos has flown a World War II bomber, joined a Special Forces mission in Iraq, and traveled to North Korea in pursuit of a missing American airman as part of his studies.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780804176583
ISBN 10	0804176582
Title	Devotion
Author	Adam Makos
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2015-10-27
Number of pages	464
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.