Terence T. Finn (1942–2014)

In June 1950, North Korean troops crossed the 38th Parallel-- starting a war that cost over 33,000 American lives. Key to U.S. success in halting the Koreans and, later, the Chinese, was control of the air where USAF F-86 Sabres reigned supreme in combat with Russian MiG-15s. To Begin Again tells the story of a Georgetown University history teacher who is recalled to the Air Force and sent to Korea, commanding a special detachment of F-86s that engages the MiGs some 30,000 feet above the Yalu River. The novel relates his romance with one of his students, his friendship with a Jesuit colleague at Georgetown, his unexpected involvement with a woman in Japan, and his combat experiences flying America's most deadly fighter plane. Readers seeking a blend of military history and compelling romance need look no further.… (más)

Set in England during the last months of 1943, The Best of Times: A Novel of Love and War recounts the combat experiences of Lt. Col. Tom Forester, an American, and his wartime romance with Helen Trent, an older, married Englishwoman.After Tom meets Helen at a party she and her husband are hosting, neither one can stop thinking about the other. The attraction is instant, even though there is a seventeen year age difference between them.While Forester's Eighth Air Force group struggles to realize its goal of strategic daylight bombing, Tom finds himself overwhelmed with thoughts of seeing Helen again.Combining scenes of P-47s and B-17s in aerial combat with Helen and Tom's secret meetings, this story is told with an amazing historical realism. Fans of history, warfare and romance will thoroughly enjoy this unique novel.… (más)