My Father's Story: A Spy's War in Slovakia

By Scott Albert Artz

My Father's Story: A Spy's War in Slovakia is a powerful World War II novel inspired by true events.

His war began in the cockpit of a B-24. Survival would depend on strangers behind enemy lines.

Twenty-year-old Lieutenant Lincoln "Linc" Artz leaves behind his family, his love, and his college life to lead a bomber crew into World War II. In June 1944, his aircraft is shot down during a mission against Nazi Germany's oil production. Surviving the bailout is only the beginning.

Held in Slovakia, Linc and his fellow airmen find unexpected kindness among people living under the shadow of Nazi power. When the Slovak uprising erupts and German forces advance, their refuge disappears. Forced to flee, Linc and young crewman Dick Moulton depend on courageous local helpers to stay alive.

Meanwhile, Lieutenant Holt Green leads the OSS Dawes Mission into Slovakia to aid the resistance and evacuate stranded Allied airmen. Alongside his team stands Maria Gulovich, a young Slovak teacher whose intelligence and courage become essential as the mission turns into a desperate struggle for survival.

As winter closes over the mountains, downed airmen, secret operatives, and the people sheltering them face hunger, pursuit, and choices with deadly consequences.

Inspired by the wartime experiences of author Scott A. Artz's father, My Father's Story: A Spy's War in Slovakia brings a little-known chapter of World War II to life through friendship, sacrifice, love, and the determination to return home.

Book One of the Lincoln Artz Series.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FBS8MRMT
• ISBN13: 9798285802303
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"