Baglio
releases his fifth book, a historically accurate fiction book -- As
Time Goes By.
Patchogue,
NY (April 25, 2013) -- Initially stunned and confused by his
meeting with his World War II hero John Waldron, modern day Navy
pilot Steven Amato is left endorsed and enriched by the experience.
As
Time Goes By written by Dr. Benedict Baglio
(http://www.benbaglio.com)
encourages the imagination to reconsider the reality that described
America during the dark days of World War II. It asks the reader to
define selflessness and service in terms that were applicable then,
and now. It begs the questions -- What has changed? What has remained
constant? Are we as good as the people of that generation, or are we
better because of them? Dr. Benedict Baglio did exhaustive research
while writing As Time Goes By making the characters and the dilemmas
that are cast upon them rich and full of life, then and now.
As
Time Goes By is a story of heroes, both past and present. They are
connected by their love of the United States Navy and the country it
protects and defends. John C. Waldron lost his life in a valiant but
doomed attack on the Japanese fleet at Midway. So unselfishly brave
were his actions that Winston Churchill wept upon hearing his story
and the torpedo squadron of aircraft he led. So gallant were their
deeds that the commanding Admiral of the Japanese Fleet Chuichi
Nagumo prayed for their souls as Waldron and his command fell in fire
and blood to the full might of the his Imperial Fleet.
Steven
Amato is a modern day Navy pilot who grew up with Waldron's legend
practically embedded in his DNA. Amato has a severe crisis of faith
when he is ordered to avoid engagement when Libyan aircraft butcher a
dear friend as they fly combat air patrol over the Mediterranean Sea
in the early 1980s. Amato is about to quit the Navy, until a Hamilton
Chronometer, found tucked under the front seat of a 1939 Ford
Convertible, intervenes. He bought the Ford from the failing father
of one of the men Waldron led to his death at Midway. The watch
provides an unexplained portal for Amato to examine Waldron's
character, leadership and the facts surrounding his demise, up close
and personal.
"This
novel will be enjoyed by the serious World War II historian, as well
as those who consider the what-if's of history as nutritional food
for thought. If you fancy teleology in your reading, this might well
be a book that should sit on your shelf or in your electronic
reader," says author Ben
Baglio.
As
Time Goes By is historically accurate. Baglio performed painstaking
research to detail the land as it was then and is now. He envelopes
the reader with his love of the historical period that sets the stage
for the book. His characters are animated by rich descriptions of
place and time in the past and present. Readers have enjoyed the plot
twists and turns that Baglio uses to spin his tale.
Media
Contact:
Dr.
Benedict Baglio
Tel:
631-475-1130
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