A Necessary Hero

Chicago 1942. Can a reclusive and cynical factory janitor prevent the IRA from changing history?With US participation in World War II getting underway John Mackenzie Simmons III Mack is in a difficult position. His draft status is 4F. He has lost an eye in a drunk-driving accident two years earlier transforming him into a self-proclaimed one-eyed freak. The driver was Macks best friend Thomas Kilkenny. After the accident Tommy suddenly joins the US Army Air Corps becoming a skilled pilot of a B-17 bomber. When Tommy dies in combat Macks wealthy and powerful father wants to make Tommy the wars first American hero to help promote the war. But first they have to know if Tommys father a corrupt Chicago alderman is involved in criminal activities hampering the war effort and wont stand up to scrutiny. Macks father orders him to find out. But as Mack digs for the truth he uncovers much more than Mafia connections stumbling upon an IRA plot that could change the course of the war.