Fire and Steel, Volume 6

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by Gerald N. Lund


  Some may say, “Can you really cover all of World War II in one volume?” The answer is yes, and here is why. As I noted in the preface to volume 1, the major purpose in my writing this series is to explore what I call “the individual in crisis.” Or to put it another way, I am fascinated by how different individuals deal with disaster, war, adversity, tragedy, and tribulation. That will be my focus in that separate volume. I have never envisioned that story as being a book on warfare and combat. My aim will be to take the second and third generations of the Eckhardt and Westland families through the turmoil and upheaval of war to explore the impact on the civilian population.

  With the completion of Fire and Steel requiring much more time than I had originally imagined, there are other publishing projects I am committed to that I have put off for several years now. For a host of reasons, I feel compelled to focus on one of those projects next, setting aside the continuing story of the Eckhardts and the Westlands until that is completed. It is my hope to revisit these families once again, and soon, after I finish the other project.

  Gerald N. Lund

  Alpine, Utah

  April 20, 2019

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  About the Author

  Gerald N. Lund received his BA and MS degrees in sociology from Brigham Young University. He served for thirty-five years in the Church Educational System, and he served as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy from 2002 to 2008. He is a prolific and bestselling author of both fiction and nonfiction and is best known for his historical novels, including The Work and the Glory series, Fire of the Covenant, The Kingdom and the Crown series, and The Undaunted. He and his late wife, Lynn, are the parents of seven children.

  Table of Contents

  Prologue

  Part I Chapter 1

  Chapter 2

  Chapter 3

  Chapter 4

  Chapter 5

  Chapter 6

  Chapter 7

  Part II Chapter 8

  Chapter 9

  Chapter 10

  Chapter 11

  Chapter 12

  Chapter 13

  Chapter 14

  Part III Chapter 15

  Chapter 16

  Chapter 17

  Chapter 18

  Chapter 19

  Part IV Chapter 20

  Chapter 21

  Chapter 22

  Chapter 23

  Chapter 24

  Chapter 25

  Part V Chapter 26

  Chapter 27

  Chapter 28

  Chapter 29

  Chapter 30

  Chapter 31

  Chapter 32

  Chapter 33

  Chapter 34

  Chapter 35

  Chapter 36

  Part VI Chapter 37

  Chapter 38

  Chapter 39

  Chapter 40

  Chapter 41

  Chapter 42

  Part VII Chapter 43

  Chapter 44

  Chapter 45

  Chapter 46

  Chapter 47

  Chapter 48

  Chapter 49

  Chapter 50

  Chapter 51

  Part VIII Chapter 52

  Chapter 53

  Chapter 54

  Chapter 55

  Chapter 56

  Chapter 57

  Chapter 58

  Chapter 59

  Chapter 60

  Part IX Chapter 61

  Chapter 62

  Chapter 63

  Chapter 64

  Chapter 65

  Chapter 66

  Chapter 67

  Chapter 68

  Epilogue

  Author’s Note

  Bibliography

  About the Author

 

 

 


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