You Can Never Go Home Again: A Novel of World War II

September 1939 the peace in Europe is shattered when Germany invades Poland, in Six weeks of hard fighting the Polish Royal Family flees for England. The Polish Air Force and Army are destroyed and the remnants surrender. France and England declare war but do not act on the declaration.

In March of 1940 Germany invades Norway, the British rush troops to Aid Norway. Within a month the British Army is withdrawn. In April and May of 1940 Germany invades Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg and France. Within a Month the Nazi War Machine defeated the combined armies Western Europe and the BEF, what remains of them are forced into the port city of Dunkirk. To save as much of the BEF Prime Minister Winston Churchill orders the largest sea borne evacuation in history.

Civilian pleasure and fishing craft work side by side with the Royal Navy to save tens of thousands of men.

After Dunkirk the Free French forces and the British are all that stand against the Nazi war machine that has consumed all of Europe. The call goes thru out the British Empire that men are needed, from the far flung corners of her empire men pour into England an Army is being rebuilt. Churchill asks the United States President FDR for help, and FDR responds with Food, Fuel and the tools of War. However what England needs are men willing to fight. FDR will not commit US combat troops, but Thousands of her young men and women heed the call and volunteer for the Lend Lease act. Mike Muller Jr is one of these men.

Mike and Sarah have been married for 15 years when Mike heeds the call and Volunteers for the Lend Lease. In the summer of 1940 Mike leaves his wife and 15 year old daughter April. Mike finds himself in England as a Paratrooper.