Hell To Pay: A Korean Conflict Novel: a Navy Pilot's Life-changing Adventure (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780692914465)

This updated second edition of a historic fiction about the 1950s Korean Conflict couldn't be more timely. Folded skillfully into this riveting tale the reader will find naval action, history, espionage, government corruption, personal challenge, romance and so much more. It's July 1950, a mere month since the North Korean People's Army stormed overwhelmingly across the 38th parallel. Captain "Hal" Kirby, U.S. Navy, is a pilot's pilot and happy to be on the leading edge of a war held in balance by Naval air power. North Korea wants South Korea at all costs. Kirby's Air Group on the USS Valley Forge is playing a major role in holding the NKPA at bay until significant military forces can be mobilized. A disgruntled officer's six-year-old promise to get even with Kirby and the Navy for ending his career as a pilot also occupies Kirby's attention. The multifaceted plot also includes Kirby becoming an unknowing victim of government corruption that thrusts him into a political incident with the Soviet Union. Throughout the story, Kirby is faced with many life-changing experiences that impact his professional and personal life.You will not want to put this novel down.

Author: Peter J. Azzole
ISBN-10: 0692914463
ISBN-13: 9780692914465
Publisher: Peter J. Azzole
Language: English
Published: 07/27/2017
Pages: 280
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d