Archives par mot-clé : WWII

Franz Stigler/LeRoy Lutz: two examples of a higher call

In December, 1943, a badly damaged B-17 american flying fortress was struggling to return to its english base after his first bombing mission over Germany. Half its crew was dead or wounded, it was constantly loosing altitude. Suddenly, a Messerschmitt … Continuer la lecture

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A P-51 Mustang for the price of a Beetle (or almost)

I’m not an aviation specialist, not even a real aviation buff, but I’ve come to like planes more than a non-pilot. Unexpected circumstances (the discovery of a letter in a small museum in Montana) have led me to write a … Continuer la lecture

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The choice between saving one’s own life or the lives of others

French version   I have written earlier how a letter, found in a small museum in Montana, had inspired the writing of my novel « The Legend of Little Eagle ». This letter, dated 1947 and sent from France, was … Continuer la lecture

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