Devotion by Adam Makos
An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice
An intensely researched narrative follows the unlikely friendship between Jesse L. Brown, the Navy’s first African American carrier pilot, and his white colleague Tom Hudner, tracing Brown’s rise from the segregated Jim Crow South to naval aviation and the harsh crucible of the Korean War. During the December 1950 Chosin Reservoir campaign Brown’s plane was crippled; Hudner deliberately crash-landed his own aircraft in a desperate attempt to save him, an act that led to Brown’s death and earned Hudner the Medal of Honor. The book situates their story within broader themes of heroism, racial barriers, wartime sacrifice, and the long shadow of war, following the men through training, combat, and the decades-long effort to recover and honor Brown’s legacy.
- Published
- 2015
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- American
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- Original Language
- English
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