BirdyAn extraordinary story of war and friendship from one of Americas most revered authors of the 20th Century Two teenagers form an unlikely friendship in pre War Philadelphia. Al is obsessed with lifting weights, looking good and chasing girls. Birdy is obsessed with flight. Birdys passion becomes all encompassing. Birdy wants to fly. A few years later these young men find themselves emotionally and physically scarred by Word War Two. Al is called to an