It was September of 1940 and the Luftwaffe owned the skies over Europe. London was taking a nightly pounding, and one resident has had enough. Bookworm, Arnold Hitler, escapes to Berlin to look up his long lost brother, but it isn't as easy as he thought. At first, no one believes his story and he barely escapes execution. Then, his fortunes improve dramatically and he finds himself welcomed by the Fuehrer himself. He is conscripted into the SS, and is now a high ranking officer confused by the insane beliefs he is expected to embrace. Surrounded by Adolph's fanatical and powerful henchmen, he is forced to embark on a series of wild adventures that both enlighten and terrify him. Arnold is enamored of the perquisites enjoyed by his fellow Nazi officers, but he can't shake the nagging guilt he feels as he sees the havoc and human destruction all around him. He is part of the inner circle and is privy to the most secret information: the proliferation of death camps, rocket technology advances, the plan to build nuclear weapons, jet aircraft manufacturing, and more and more aggression toward more of the world. Things get complicated when he is ordered to infiltrate a high security British facility to spy for the Fatherland. There, he is exposed to highly sensitive and secret information that could cause an allied defeat, or alter the course of the war by misleading the enemy. To whom should he dedicate his loyalty? Finally, he reaches a decision point: Does he go along with the goal of world domination and purification of the races, or will his lifelong values sustain him and direct him to help overthrow the Thousand Year Reich? Then, another more dangerous assignment, the most important one of all! Arnold digs deep into his soul and makes his move, risking everything to help end the war!
About the Author: About the Author Alan Guzzetti was born in upstate New York at the beginning of World War II. His family migrated to Northern California when he was five years old. Guzzetti has led an exciting and fascinating life as a world traveler and a businessman. He joined the U.S. Air Force at seventeen and spent four years touring the Far East and other parts of the world. Later, he was involved in America's early space program as an employee at Lockheed Missiles and Space Company. As the computer industry matured, Guzzetti became a successful sales and marketing executive in the field of high technology. At one point he was responsible for an extensive international marketing operation and visited many foreign countries. Guzzetti was selected for publication in Reed Magazine, the official voice of the John Steinbeck Study Center at San Jose State University. He has also published several short stories in Fresh Ink, a writer's magazine. His first book, NO MORE SMOKING IN BED was published as part memoirs, part travelogue, and a series of humorous adventures. His second book, RIVERVIEW is a suspenseful crime and punishment novel. His third book, also a novel, is entitled DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS. The sequel to DANGEROUS PROFESSIONS, titled NEVER FAR FROM DANGER, was published in late 2011. His recent, THE RELUCTANT NAZI, an unusual spy novel set in Europe during World War II, as well as his latest, DOG EARED TALES, a collection of short stories, are gaining popularity. Guzzetti is a past member of California Writer's Club. His work can be previewed on his website www.americanpacificbooks.com Some of his books are available on www.amazon.com, Create Space, and Kindle, and Smashword. Mr. Guzzetti lives in Chico, California.