Adam Makos (born 1981) is an American author and military historian. His works include '' A Higher Call'' (2012), which recounts the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident, and ''Spearhead'' (2019), a detailed biography of

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tank gunner Clarence Smoyer. Both books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. The 2022 film, ''

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'', is based on his 2015 book of the same title, which tells the true story of a friendship between two U.S. Navy pilots in the

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. At the age of 15 years, while in high school, he started to write military history and was one of the founding members of ''Ghost Wings'', a forerunner to ''Valor'', a magazine depicting veterans' stories. His other works include ''Voices of the Pacific'' (2013), based on a collection of oral histories of marines and seamen who served in the Pacific during the Second World War.

Early life and education

Adam Makos was brought up on the outskirts of Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He completed his early education from Montoursville Area High School. At the age of 15 years, while in

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, he started to write military history and was one of the founding members of ''Ghost Wings'', a forerunner to ''Valor'', a magazine depicting veterans' stories. He was a member of the school's French club and was signed up for a trip to Paris until opting to go to

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with his family. The clubs flight to Paris was the fatal

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, which has been a major life changing event for him. In 2003 he graduated from

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Career

In 2012, after eight years of research, Makos published '' A Higher Call''. It recounts the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident. The book was on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. He subsequently wrote ''Voices of the Pacific'' (2013), based on a collection of oral histories of marines and seamen who served in the Pacific during the Second World War. The 2022 film, ''

'', is based on his 2015 book of the same title, which recounts the true story of a friendship between two U.S. Navy pilots in the

. In 2019, he published a detailed biography of

tank gunner Clarence Smoyer, titled ''Spearhead''. The book made the top five in the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list.

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