Paul Marzell
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Paul Marzell was born and raised in Philadelphia and resides in western Pennsylvania with his wife, Janet, and Golden Retriever, Nala. He served in the United States Air Force in West Germany from 1960 to 1963. He earned a BSBA and MBA in operations management and financial analysis from Temple University in Philadelphia and Golden Gate University in San Francisco. His extensive real-world experience includes thirty years within the airline industry in various nonmanagement and management positions, as a customer service manager for a light industry company and operations manager for a satellite TV provider. Heimat is his first novel.
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HEIMAT
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Historical Fiction
Amidst challenges, Karma was a mistress in the lives of four young German immigrants who departed post-WWI Germany in 1929 for America, intending to return to Neisse, their Heimat, as successful American citizens. Their plans took an unexpected turn in Berlin’s bustling train station, where they rescued an American diplomat from the tracks, forging a friendship that endured broken promises, misconceptions of the American dream, the Great Depression, and assimilation into American culture. However, as World War II unfolded, their paths diverged—Matthias found himself at a shipyard constructing vessels to destroy Germany and their Heimat. Feliks enlisted in the US Army, fighting in the Pacific against the Japanese and later with the Polish resistance in Poland. Josef, on an untimely visit to Neisse, was conscripted into the Wehrmacht, participating in invasions of France and Russia, and faced Americans in the Battle of the Bulge. Meanwhile, Edo participated in the Nuremberg trials, contributing to the pursuit of justice for Nazi war criminals.
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