Tomorrow, soldier.
Part Three: Himmler's Gas Station
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CHAPTER TEN ### “Hans, I will be leaving tomorrow early to go to Bad Hersfeld to attend the German Coal and Iron Association meeting. I thought I would drive up to see the countryside, since I’ve never been in that part of “I thought the meeting was scheduled for “It was,” Paul advised, “but the Russians reneged at the last moment, and it had to be relocated. Wanted to keep it close, though, so the eastern representatives would feel they could still attend.” “That’s too bad,” mused Hans, “ It was not a long drive to Bad Hersfeld, roughly two hundred miles, but Paul was in no hurry, arriving in mid-afternoon. This was a very quaint and picturesque town, so before checking into the hotel, he decided to drive around to see what he could see. That night he was to have dinner with Ernst, and the next two days would be totally absorbed by meetings. While stopped for a street light, Paul saw a man walking across the street that he thought he recognized, but he was not sure. Quickly he turned at the corner, and raced around the block to get a closer look. The man was about to unlock a car door to get in what looked to be a new Mercedes-Benz automobile. Now Paul was sure he did know this man, and he wanted to talk to him pronto. |
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Tomorrow, soldier. by Paul F. F. Hood is an autobiographical novel in four parts: Part One, subtitled Gun Oil; Part Two, subtitled Perfect Proposal; Part Three, subtitled Himmler’s Gas Station; and Part Four, subtitled Return of the 8017 Elite SS. The novel, set from the end of World War II through the onset of the Cold War until the beginning of the Korean War, chronicles one soldier’s ongoing quest for a “normal” life. Instead, Paul F. Barker, an army Staff Sergeant, finds himself in the midst of a characteristically abnormal world in-between-the-wars. He struggles with the trauma of surviving and remembering wartime horrors as well as the effects of global espionage on his friendships, intimate relationships, and business dealings. There is nothing “normal” here, nothing is as it seems, not even Marlene Dietrich. |
About the Author
Paul F. F. Hood was born September 24, 1925 in northern
The author is survived by his three daughters, who wrote prefaces to Tomorrow, soldier., and by his wife, Mary Willene (Stinnett) Hood to whom the book is dedicated.