Bøger af Peter McHale

Sunrise Homeland weaves a captivating tale of friendship and spirit of adventure against the backdrop of 1920's Long Island. World War One, troop-transport ship SS Tuscania is torpedoed by a German U-Boat, and young U.S. Army Pursuit pilot, Damian Fitzgerald's life takes an unexpected turn. Thrown into the waters off Scotland, Damian's harrowing experience leads him to a fateful encounter with nurse Olivia Burton and childhood friend Lawrence Sperry. Despite facing permanent injury and the end of his flying career, Damian finds new purpose and camaraderie through Sperry's innovative aviation ventures. As a post war period of great technological change and aviation innovation emerges, Sunrise Homeland paints a vivid picture of rural Long Island at the cusp of change and invites readers to explore the Island's rich history and enduring spirit.

When Irish immigrant Alex McKay is interviewed by a reporter in 1911, McKay cheerfully relates that America has given his family everything. Greenpoint Doughboy, a WW1 historical fiction novel, based on a true story follows a Greenpoint, Brooklyn family that stood tall and paid the ultimate price for American citizenship. Greenpoint Doughboy, written by McKay descendent Peter McHale, relates the many sacrifices Alex, his wife, and their four children make during World War I. The Great War rages in Europe, and the McKays are all eager to do their part. Alex's son John McKay, age twenty-one, joins the Fighting Irish Sixty-Ninth Infantry Regiment of New York City. During basic training in Manhattan, John befriends Dick O'Neil, a young man with a heroic future, and Daniel Buckley, an Irish soldier who survived the RMS Titanic sinking. The three will face enormous challenges as they cross the Atlantic and join the fighting in Lorraine. Not everyone will make it out alive. McHale takes you from the bustle and vibrant city life in the Brooklyn Irish community to the muddy, muck-and death-filled trenches of France. Greenpoint Doughboy is a vivid portrait of one family's loyalty and love.