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  2. A Higher Call - Wikipedia

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    A Higher Call is a story about chivalry; it tells the story about Franz Stigler, a German fighter ace of the Luftwaffe pilot who flew a Messerschmitt Bf 109, and Charlie Brown, a 21-year-old American pilot of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress named 'Ye Olde Pub'. On 20 December 1943, following a bombing mission over Germany, the severely damaged ...

  3. The Heroes of Telemark - Wikipedia

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    The Heroes of Telemark is a 1965 British war film directed by Anthony Mann based on the true story of the Norwegian heavy water sabotage during the Second World War from Skis Against the Atom, the memoirs of Norwegian resistance soldier Knut Haukelid.

  4. 24 Must-Read Novels That Are Based on True Stories - AOL

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    Classics like "Jaws" is a famous example of novels based on true stories that ... most decorated women of World War II. ... 2011 National Book Awards–winning story is largely due to these ...

  5. Lost in Shangri-La - Wikipedia

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    Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II is a 2011 non-fiction book by American author Mitchell Zuckoff about a US military airplane called "The Gremlin Special", which crashed on May 13, 1945 in Netherlands New Guinea, and the subsequent rescue of the survivors. [1]

  6. Is 'Blitz' based on a true story? What's real in Saoirse ...

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    Spoiler alert! The following story contains major plot details about “Blitz” (now streaming on Apple TV+). NEW YORK – Saoirse Ronan had no desire to make another World War II drama. But that ...

  7. The Naked and the Dead - Wikipedia

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    The Naked and the Dead is a novel written by Norman Mailer.Published by Rinehart & Company in 1948, when he was 25, it was his debut novel. It depicts the experiences of a platoon during World War II, based partially on Mailer's experiences as a cook [2] with the 112th Cavalry Regiment during the Philippines Campaign in World War II. [3]

  8. Hornet Flight - Wikipedia

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    Hornet Flight is a fictionalized retelling of actual events. Follett's website states that his inspiration for the story came from Leo Marks, a former Special Operations Executive employee, who wrote a brief account in his book, Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's Story 1941-1945 about two young Danes who found a derelict de Havilland Hornet Moth biplane, repaired it, and flew it to Britain.

  9. 30 Must-See Movies Based on Unbelievable True Stories - AOL

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    In 2020, the horrific story was turned into a true-crime drama. Based on a book by Robert Kolker, Lost Girls centers on real-life activist Mari Gilbert (Amy Ryan), who brought attention to the ...