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  • Published: 14 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9780786047000
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $22.99

Silver Wings, Iron Cross





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

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...

  • Published: 14 June 2022
  • ISBN: 9780786047000
  • Imprint: Kensington
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 528
  • RRP: $22.99

Praise for Silver Wings, Iron Cross

Praise for Tom Young and 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

"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

"One of the most exciting new thriller talents in years!" —Vince Flynn

"Exciting...genre fans will find a lot to like" Publishers Weekly

"Fresh and exciting" Historical Novel Society

"From start to finish we understand both men's motivations and frames of reference. We can understand how they transition from enemies to friends. Our own perspectives are broadened because of them...If you read only one story about World War II, this is a great one to choose." The New York Journal of Books

"Full of heart and action" The Butner Creedmore News

"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