Missing in Action

by Robert DeMaria

A novel based on true events in World War II. A tail gunner in a B-17 is listed as "missing in action" after his plane, a B-17 Flying Fortress with a crew of ten is shot down over German-occupied Holland. He is taken in by the Dutch underground and becomes part of a large plan to save pilots by moving them towards the Rhine and getting them across where allied troops are in control. For six months he must play the part of a deaf-mute Dutchman. He is moved from one safe house to another, until the battle on the Rhine, in which many are killed. Endless suspense!

136 pages, Paperback

First published February 8, 2011

About the author

Robert DeMaria was a novelist, editor, and educator known for his work in fiction and literary publishing. He taught at the University of Oregon, Hofstra College, and Dowling College, and served as editor for Macmillan and Dean of Faculty at the New School for Social Research. His novels include A Carnival of Angels (1961), Clodia (1965), and Don Juan in Lourdes (1966). In 1964 he relocated to Deia, Mallorca, where he founded the Mediterranean Institute and the Mediterranean Review, fostering connections with prominent writers.