He checked out the Army Air Corps and decided it suited him.
He had served in the West Virginia National Guard late in high school and transferred to active duty upon graduation. Somewhat atypically, Brown was not a product of the Civilian Pilot Training Program. Those who seek tales of aerial combat, especially ones covering the World War II era, will already be familiar with the road to war of 21-year-old 2nd Lt Charlie Brown, pilot of “Ye Olde Pub” on 20 December 1943. Adam Makos and Larry Alexander researched and narrated an incredible story of a brief moment of compassion at the peak of the battle for the skies over Europe. Better, in that personal risk to friendly combatants is greatly reduced worse, in that combatants may become detached from the harsh reality of their task-the application of the most extreme violence on living and breathing targets. Extended standoff ranges, precision guided weapons, and remotely piloted vehicles have somehow extracted much of the human element of warfare, both for better and for worse. Perhaps we all long for examples of chivalry in “modern” warfare.
Berkley Caliber/Penguin Group, 2012, 400 pp. A Higher Call: An Incredible True Story of Combat and Chivalry in the War-Torn Skies of World War II by Adam Makos, with Larry Alexander.
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