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Devotion :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xv, 445 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Edition
First edition.
Production / Publication Information
New York : Ballantine Books, [2015].
Summary
"For readers of Unbroken comes an unforgettable tale of courage from America's 'forgotten war' in Korea, by the New York Times bestselling author of A Higher Call. Devotion tells the inspirational story of the U.S. Navy's most famous aviator 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 war no one expected, in faraway Korea. 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?"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic Access
Cover image 9780804176583.jpg
Call Number
951.904 MAKOS
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
ISBN
9780804176583
Devotion. DVD/Widescreen
Format:
DVD
System details note
DVD, wide screen; Dolby digital 5.1, described video.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (139 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition
DVD ; Widescreen.
Production / Publication Information
Hollywood, California : Paramount Home Entertainment, [2023]
Summary
Elite fighter pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner become the U.S. Navy's most celebrated wingmen during the Korean War.
Call Number
DVD DEVOTION
Publication Date
2022-2023
Language
English
UPC
191329242476
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