This historical novel set during WWII underscores why that cauldron continues to stir imaginations and curiosity by conveying the war’s global impact in ways rarely told. Woven together memorably are the lives of an airborne chaplain, a Jagiellonian University student turned Polish lancer, two young women resistance fighters in Warsaw and a French village, a deck fireman aboard the aircraft carrier Hornet, and an Army nurse. Meticulously researched, Warrior Priest’s characters interact with real-life people including Jimmy Doolittle, George Patton and Hall of Fame shortstop Lou Boudreau. Historically authentic locales, situations and timeline.