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I'm Sam Baty, author of Footsteps to Forever: A World War II Thriller. 

Footsteps is a blockbuster of a historical novel that is as relevant today as it was then. It takes place in eight different countries, includes the most powerful people of its time, tells the story from both the Allied and German sides, has a strong nurse character as its heroine, and is filled with suspense, romance, and personal conflict. It is great reading for both men and women. It is a riveting story that demands a sequel.

About the Author
R. Samuel Baty, a retired U. S. Air Force officer and a retired chief scientist, earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from UCLA. He is an adjunct professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, has authored numerous technical reports, has been interviewed in prestigious journals, and is an avid reader of WW2 history. He lives in Albuquerque with his wife, Linda.

About my first novel, Footsteps to Forever: A World War II Thriller

      Footsteps to Forever is a riveting World War II historical thriller. Like Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls and Wouk’s The Winds of War, Footsteps is a story filled with suspense, romance, and danger. It is 1941, and the devastating attack at Pearl Harbor thrusts the United States into the war. Two uniquely qualified American lieutenants, a young man and woman, are sent by President Roosevelt to Norway. Their mission is to rescue a renowned atomic physicist from behind German lines. Chased by the enemy, hampered by the physicist’s deteriorating health, impacted by a blossoming romance, and faced with harsh winter conditions, the two young Americans and their allies struggle to avoid disaster. An epic battle occurs, and survivors – enemies as well as friends – are destined to meet again, some shockingly, as the explosive action of Footsteps expands to include the failed raid at Dieppe, the Russian Front, the Normandy D-Day invasion, and ferocious air battles in the Pacific.