This gripping WWII historical fiction explores rarely seen perspectives of war, religion, gender identity, and the moral complexities of family and belonging. A finalist for the 2021 Best Book Awards in LGBTQ Fiction, The Other Side of the Wire is a haunting and thought-provoking novel that sheds light on hidden truths of the past while resonating with today’s conversations about identity and resilience.
Harold Coyle, author of No Small Thing: A Novel of the American Revolution, A Savage War of Empire: A Novel of the French & Indian War, and The Other Side of the Wire is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute, Class of ’74, the Armor Officers Basic Course at Fort Knox, Ky, the Infantry Officer’s Advance Course at Fort Benning, Ga, and the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Ks. Coyle served in Germany from January 1975 to December 1979 with 3rd Battalion, 68th Armor, and continued to be dedicated to military service in the many years following.
In 1987 Team Yankee, Coyle’s first novel, became a New York Times bestseller. It was followed by other works of speculative military fiction as well as historical novels set in the French and Indian War, the American Civil War, and, more recently, World War II. Coyle currently lives in Easton, Kansas.