-Author and Novelist-
Gary W. Toyn
"Dramatically engaging and unsettling."
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"Multifaceted, complex, and satisfyingly realistic.
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"A well-crafted account of sacrifice and betrayal, triumph and forgiveness."
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“A well-researched, well written and interesting portrait."
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FOR MALICE AND MERCY:
A World War II Novel
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German immigrants Karl and Marta Meyer are loyal Americans, especially after a startling visit to see their family during Hitler’s pre-war rise to power. When America enters the war, the FBI wrongly arrests the Meyers as spies, then strips them of their citizenship, rights and livelihood. They are banished to a German/Japanese internment camp, but then violently targeted by Hitler loyalists. Deportation back to war-torn Germany seems their only hope of survival.
Their son Hank enlists in the US Army Air Corps, hoping his pay can save the family’s home. After his B-17 is shot down, his ability to speak fluent German helps him evade capture. When the Gestapo is on his trail, he’s pursued as a spy and faces certain death if they can catch him. His life depends on the daring plan of two unlikely collaborators.
This meticulously researched novel reveals untold stories of legalized hatred and the cost of unjustified suspicion. For Malice and Mercy has great relevance for our day, weaving a spellbinding saga of treachery, survival, and unmerited forgiveness.
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Author: Gary W. Toyn
Publisher: American Legacy Media
586 pages
Unsigned Retail price: $18.95
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Author: Gary W. Toyn
Narrator: Matt Armstrong
Publisher: American Legacy Media
Run time: 22 hours 20 minutes
Retail price: $29.95
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"This book serves as a means of preserving the legacy of a genuine American hero."
Former Senator Bob Dole
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"This well-illustrated account of the intense battle that Wahlen and his fellow Marines went through is in stark contrast to Joe Rosenthal's calm, yet heroic photo of the raising of the flag on Mount Suribachi." —
College and Research Library News
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"....An extraordinary peek into the making of one of our nation's most distinguished war heroes."
James Bradley, Author of "Flags of Our Fathers"
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