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.[1] He completed his early education from Montoursville Area High School.[2] 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.[3][4] He was a member of the school's French club and was signed up for a trip to Paris until opting to go to Walt Disney World with his family.[2] The clubs flight to Paris was the fatal TWA Flight 800, which has been a major life changing event for him.[3] In 2003 he graduated from Lycoming College.[3][5]
Career
In 2012, after eight years of research, Makos published A Higher Call.[6] It recounts the Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident.[7] The book was on the New York Times Best Seller list.[6] 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.[8]