Danny Valentino, A Superposition: WWII and Father Time

Woven from the threads of a true wartime diary of a combat engineer in the U.S. Army’s 36th Division, this gripping historical fiction novel follows Danny Valentino through the European Theater.

From his first love to the comrades he will mourn, Dan spends nearly three years sweeping minefields and fighting across Europe’s lesser-known battles. Yet through the mud and chaos, it is the letters from his father—offering a steady well of moral support—that keep his spirit anchored. To survive, he must endure the uncertainty of crossing rivers, building bridges under fire, and learning what it means to live a life never far from death.

Before his journey begins, Dan extends an invitation to the reader: Shoulder his pack. Cross the rivers. Build the bridges. Sweep for land mines. Laugh when he laughs. Mourn those lost. Walk beside him, one step at a time.

But war is only part of Dan’s story.

Intertwined with his extraordinary military journey are the ordinary years that come after—the decades of rebuilding, choosing hope, being surprised by joy, and learning to savor the life he was given. War changed the course of his life. What came after would teach him how to live it.