A Soldier and a Sailor

About the Book

Two men are on a troopship headed for England. One is a soldier, and the other a sailor. The soldier is thinking of suicide because he is hated by members of his company. The other is a sailor who finds out the soldier’s circumstance and talks him into changing places with him rather than take his own life. They get their sergeant and chief to agree to the swap and exchange identities. They are both better suited for their new roles.

The soldier’s new name is Alvin Adams, and he is shipped to North Africa for America’s first battle of World War II. He meets a sergeant, and they become lifelong friends. They go through every major engagement in the war. After the war, they become part of the newly formed CIA and are engaged in the clandestineness of the Cold War.

The sailor, now Casey Crane, has just as thrilling of a life as he survives his ships being sunk twice. Once he is picked up by his own ship, but another time by a German U-boat. He escapes and is returned home. Casey and his chief become close friends as they go through harrowing events together. Casey marries his chief’s daughter, which adds spice with a love story. Both have eventful careers and keep up with one another.

About the Author

William Post has written nineteen novels to date with a variety of genres. The flagship of his novels is a trilogy, starting with The Mystery of Table Mountain. Post was reared in West Texas, educated at Texas A&M, and served in the United States Navy. After his service, he worked as a surveyor for the Southern Pacific Railroad. This took him to the wilds of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, where he immersed himself in the lore of those areas. Several of his Western novels reveal his experiences. His wife, Brigitte, is from Germany, and after visiting with her family there, he wrote several novels with Germany as the central setting. Post is a professional civil engineer and land surveyor and is licensed in those fields with the state of California. Taking an early retirement, he started his writing career. Post is an evangelic Christian, and the thread of his beliefs can be seen through the fabric of his stories. He now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, with his wife and family.