Silver Wings, Iron Cross

by Tom Young

Overview

Now in paperback from air combat veteran and acclaimed military thriller author Tom Young, a thrillingly tense, blisteringly authentic, and emotionally powerful saga of two enemy combatants—an American pilot and German U-boat officer—united by fate in an epic fight for survival.

Lieutenant Karl Hagan earned his wings the hard way. But when his plane is shot down behind enemy lines, he's forced to make the hardest decision of his life: trusting the enemy.

Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht wore his Iron Cross with pride. But when his U-boat is attacked in a devastating air raid, he abandons ship and finds an unlikely ally: the pilot who bombed him.

It is November of 1944. The tides of war have turned. Allies have taken back France, and German troops have retreated. But for Karl and Wilhelm, the war is far from over. Each must be prepared to lie for the other, fight for the other, or die with the other. But their short-lived alliance won't truly be put to the test until they reach the end of the line—inside a POW camp...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786047000
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	05/24/2022
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	4.76(w) x 7.01(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Tom Young logged nearly 5,000 hours as a flight engineer for the Air National Guard in Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Kosovo, and elsewhere, including Latin America, the Horn of Africa, and the Far East. His military honors include three Air Medals, three Aerial Achievement Medals, and the Air Force Combat Action Medal. He retired from the military as a Senior Master Sergeant.

Editorial Reviews

04/13/2020

This exciting WWII thriller from Young (The Hunters) follows the careers of two enemies, Lt. Karl Hagan, an American B-17 pilot, and Oberleutnant Wilhelm Albrecht, second in command of the German submarine U-351. Hagan, who’s of German heritage, is feeling tremendously conflicted about his last assigned mission, because it’s a bombing run over Bremen, Germany, where his aunt and uncle live, but of course he obeys orders. After Albrecht receives a suicide order for the U-351 and his men while the boat’s in dry dock in Bremen, he decides to desert during the B-17 raid on the city. Hagan’s plane is shot down, and he parachutes into Germany. In an unlikely twist, Hagan links up with Albrecht and the two of them go on the run together, but Young makes it work thanks to authentic detail and plenty of convincing background information on the two principals as well as on almost every one of the secondary characters. Genre fans will find a lot to like. Agent: Michael Carlisle, Inkwell Management. (June)

Publishers Weekly

Praise for Silver Wings, Iron Cross
 
"[An] exciting WWII thriller...Young makes it work thanks to authentic detail and plenty of convincing background information on the two principals as well as on almost every one of the secondary characters.  Genre fans will find a lot to like."
—Publishers Weekly

PRAISE FOR TOM YOUNG
 
“One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years!”
—Vince Flynn
 
“Gripping and impressively authentic.”
—Frederick Forsyth
 
“Courage and honor in the face of the enemy have not been so brilliantly portrayed since the great novels of the Second World War.”
—Jack Higgins
 
“A gutsy, gritty thriller told only as one who’s been there and done that could write
It . . .  [a] terrific new writer.”
—W.E.B. Griffin
 
“Like Tom Clancy, Young has an eye for detail about military equipment,
operations, and thinking that will ring true with any veteran.”
—General Chuck Horner, USAF (RET.), former Commander, U.S. Central Command Air Forces
 
“A page-turner that might’ve been torn from today’s headlines . . .  engrossing, enlightening, and extremely entertaining.”
—Doug Stanton
 
“Young has a gift for allowing the reader to experience the emotional aspect of being a soldier. . . . Military-thriller fans should make Young’s work an essential addition to their reading lists.”
—Booklist (starred review)

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