The Safe House

About the Book

The Safe House is based in part on the experience of his friend Mel Simmons who was a pilot on a B-24 in the Eighth Air Force. This work is a fictionalized account of his experience. The author earlier published a number of short stories, a book of short stories, The Case of Russian Roulette and Other Stories, available on Amazon.com, and an autobiography, primarily for his family and friends. He is currently working on a second volume of short stories. The Safe House is his first novel, a historical story of the heroic exploits of the young men of the Air Force who played such a crucial role in defeating the Nazis.

About the Author

The author served in the United States Air Force during World War II. At various times he served as an aircraft mechanic, an inspector, a crew chief on a heavy bomber and as an air inspector, certifying the air worthiness of aircraft at the Air Force College. Wanting to get into combat, he volunteered for training as a flight engineer on the B-29’s, which had been rushed into production, to provide the long range capability to bomb Japan from bases in India. He had worked on, and has an intimate knowledge of the workings of the heavy bombers featured in the story. His training and experience in the Air Force and his educational background in clinical psychology gives him a unique perspective on the stress the air crews were under conducting bombing raids into Germany. Dr. Kendall obtained a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and completed an internship in that field with the Veterans Administration working with veterans. He graduated with honors from the University of Michigan previously. During his working career he served as a staff psychologist, manager, and as a partner in a major international management consulting firm.