As Time Goes by: Romance and Adventure in Wars and Beyond

As Time Goes By brings readers the best of both worlds: true tales of romance and adventure, in two wars and beyond, as lived and told by two veterans. Their experiences read like a time capsule of the Twentieth Century. Part of the Greatest Generation, George Eddy, now 90, volunteered on December 8th, 1941 as an Aviation Cadet for Northwestern's "Flying Wildcats" squadron. Graduating as an Ensign and Naval Aviator, he first instructed dozens of young pilots, then was trained to map Japan off a carrier in a souped-up Corsair Fighter. Along the way, he married Kathryn Corbett, a gorgeous Airline Stewardess. She went on to become an acclaimed artist and he Publisher of Sailing World magazine for the NY Times. Together now for 67 years, they sailed widely in Europe and Cuba and have met countless challenges in a long and creative life.

Lewis O'Rourke, his fellow author, is now 75, a graduate of UCLA and the California culture of the Beach Boys. Lou chose the military as his first career, and tells of his unusual duties in post-war Germany, and his two exciting tours as a Reserve Colonel in Vietnam. After this war, he earned a law degree and practiced around the world as a Contracts Manager for the giant Bechtel Corporation. Now he's settling into a new career as a writer, spinning stories of his fascinating life.