(PRWEB via PRWebDirect) November 8, 2005 –- Veterans Day is the moment to remember. The pilots and airmen of the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49 were heroes defending our basic values of democracy, freedom, civil rights and progress. Their sacrifices led to allied victory in the first major event of the Cold War. Without their determination, the face of the world, as we know it today, would be different. Kati Fabian, the Hungarian Author living in Culver City, California, dedicated her new historical novel "Eagles Over Berlin – Flight for Love and Freedom" to the 31 Americans who lost their lives during the Berlin Airlift; 28 U.S. Air Force, 1 U.S. Navy, 1 U.S. Army, and 1 Army civilian:
George B. Smith, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Billy E. Phelps, Long Beach, California
Charles L. Putnam. Colorado Springs, Colorado
James A. Vaughan, New Haven County, Connecticut
Joel M. DeVolentine, Miami, Florida
Johnny T. Orms, Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany
Eugene S. Erickson, Collinsville, Illinois
Robert P. Weaver, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Herbert F. Heinig, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Harry R. Crites, Jr., Lafayette, Indiana
Bernard J. Watkins, Lafayette, Indiana
Norbert H. Theis, Cunningham, Kansas
Robert C. von Luehrte, Covington, Kentucky
Ronald E. Stone, Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Craig B. Ladd, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Willian R. Howard, Gunnison, Mississippi
Richard M. Wurgel, Union City, New Jersey
Karl V. Hagen, New York City, New York
William T. Lucas, Wilson, North Carolina
William A. Rathgeber, Portland, Oregon
Charles H. King, Britton, South Dakota
Leland V. Williams, Abilene, Texas
Robert W. Stuber, Arlington, Texas
Lowell A. Wheaton, Jr., Corpus Christi, Texas
Edwin C. Diltz, Fayetteville, Texas
Ralph H. Boyd, Fort Worth, Texas
Willis F. Hargis, Nacogdoches, Texas
Royce C. Stephens, San Antonio, Texas
Lloyd C. Wells, San Antonio, Texas
Richard Winter, Seattle, Washington
Donald J. Leemon, Green Bay, Wisconsin
The historical novel "Eagles Over Berlin – Flight for Love and Freedom" presents the events of the Berlin Airlift in the form of a love story. "My objective was to bring this period to the ordinary people on the street in the form of a fiction novel more readable and accessible to people than a political analysis," affirms the Author.
In war-torn Germany, John, American pilot, and Esther, holocaust survivor, meet and fall in love in the turmoil of history. From the Oval Office in Washington, to Stalin's study in Moscow, from elegant Paris to blockaded Berlin, we follow the events of the blockade. Through Soviet harassments in the air corridors, plane crashes in Soviet territory and their ultimate sacrifice, we experience the heroism of the pilots. Despite cold, hunger and darkness, the people of Berlin hold out against hostilities. Soviet spies and secret negotiations lead to the lifting of the blockade, but the victory tragically separates John and Esther. By a twist of destiny, they will meet again forty years later, in 1989. When the Berlin Wall comes down, they will understand the purpose of their lives.
The Web site www.eaglesoverberlin.com is dedicated to the novel and to the Berlin Airlift with FAQ and photo gallery. "Eagles Over Berlin" is available in every bookstore through Ingram - LSI wholesale distribution channels, present on all online booksellers' web site, and worldwide distributed by Amazon. Enjoy the reading!
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