Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship and Sacrifice

‘This is aerial drama at its best. Fast, powerful, and moving.’ - Erik Larson'A must read.‘ - New York Post

Devotion is the gripping story of the US Navy’s most famous aviator duo - Tom Hudner, awhite, blue-blooded New Englander, and Jesse Brown, a black sharecropper’s son fromMississippi. Against all odds, Jesse beat back racism to become the Navy’s first black aviator.

Against all expectations, Tom passed up a free ride at Harvard to fly fighter planes for hiscountry. Barely a year after President Truman ordered the desegregation of the military, thetwo became wingmen in Fighter Squadron 32 and went on to fight side-by-side in the KoreanWar.

In an enthralling narrative, Adam Makos follows Tom and Jesse’s journey to the war’s climaticbattle at the Chosin Reservoir, where they flew headlong into waves of troops in order todefend an entire division of Marines trapped on a frozen lake. It was here that one of them wasfaced with an unthinkable choice - and discovered how far they would go to save a friend.

'A delight to read.’ - Washington Times

‘An inspiring tale.’ - Los Angeles Times