Steven Dodge grew up in a Navy family and later served seven years in the Army Medical Corps. His outrageous claim, that he delivered so many babies for the Army that the Soviet Union collapsed, supports the wisdom of his decision to retire from clinical practice at mid-career and become an educator at Missouri State University. As a result of his Army service in Hawaii, he developed an unhealthy obsession with the “what-ifs” of the Pearl Harbor attack of December 7, 1941. In hopes of a cure, his long-suffering wife and children urged him to write about it. The Intelligence of Captain Heinz is his debut novel.
The Intelligence of Captain Heinz
by Steven Dodge
The Intelligence of Captain Heinz
by Steven Dodge
Published Nov 17, 2019
462 Pages
Genre: FICTION / Historical / General
Book Details
What Does It Take To Change History?
Dr. Jane Gaffey is a new breed of scientist—one who is able to experiment with history thanks to recent breakthroughs in computer technology—and she has one overarching question: What kind of change would be necessary to significantly alter the outcome of the surprise Japanese attack of December 7, 1941, which triggered America’s entry into World War II? At a prestigious research institute, Gaffey is able to use the amazing new technology to insert volunteer Bill Baxter—a former Navy fighter pilot—directly into the complex, highly realistic computer simulation she has created. Baxter assumes the personality of Captain John Heinz, a young Marine Corps aviator on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, where he forms an unusual alliance with a bright but unconventional Navy enlisted man and the naval base librarian, an alluring Japanese-American woman. Their goal? To blunt not only the initial Japanese blow but also attacks on other American territories that will soon follow. As the experiment draws to a close, Dr. Gaffey must face the answer to her research question along with a new one: Will she be able to extract her volunteer from the simulated world of 1941?