Love, Tempest and War

About the Book

When Martin Miller realizes that he has doubts about going on to seminary and becoming a Lutheran minister, he joins the Navy as a seaman. Tumultuous events follow. While he is adjusting to the rigors of navy life and searching for new meaning in life, his torment and passion hurl him into confrontations with tough, seagoing men and into irresistible relationships with beautiful women. But gradually, Martin finds answers as he journeys from port to port, heading "into the mouth of the beast," the infamous December 7 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, and his life is changed in surprising ways that he never imagined possible.

About the Author

Merritt George Yorgey was born in the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch farmlands of eastern Pennsylvania. He worked as an apprentice in the plumbing and heating trade. He volunteered for active duty in the navy in World War II, after which he worked in industrial distribution and sales until he retired as a manager of a wholesale supply house. Then, in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a writer, he went back to college and earned a BA degree in philosophy from Muhlenberg College. Now a widower, he lives in the rural area of Allentown, Pennsylvania. He has three married children, five grandsons, one great-granddaughter, and one great-grandson.