Historical fiction · Dunellen, NJ

George W.McDonald

Novels rooted in duty, family, and the people who lived through the wars that shaped a century.

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Five novels◆U.S. Air Force veteran◆American Legion Post 119◆Available on Amazon

The author

Service first.
Then the stories.

Born in West New York, New Jersey, George now lives in Dunellen. He holds a Bachelor of Science from St. Peter's College in Jersey City and served in the U.S. Air Force. He is a member and past commander of American Legion Post 119.

After a career in aerospace and insurance, and two years as an independent computer consultant, he turned to the genre he had always loved. His novels follow families through the wars and the long aftermath of the twentieth century.

“Always interested in historical fiction, in retirement I decided to begin writing in that vein.”George W. McDonald

VeteranU.S. Air ForceMember and Past Commander, American Legion Post 119

Service
U.S. Air ForceMilitary service
Education
St. Peter's CollegeJersey City, NJ · Bachelor of Science
Career
General Dynamics Corp.31 years
Career
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.9 years
Career
Independent computer consulting2 years
Now
Author of historical fictionDunellen, New Jersey

The bookshelf

Five novels

Book One · Historical fiction

The Third Generation

Spanning the first fifty years of the twentieth century, this novel follows a family through two world wars. It is not a chronicle of battles. It is a story of the people who lived, loved, and endured before, during, and after them.

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Book Two · Sequel to The Third Generation

Unable to Return

Opening in 1945 as hostilities end in Germany, this sequel follows some of the same characters through the next thirteen years, tracing how the war's aftermath continued to shape their lives.

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A novel by George W. McDonald