From author and Montoursville native Adam Makos comes the true story of a tank gunner’s journey into the heart of the Third Reich.

After seeing his buddies get cut down by enemy armor, 21-year-old tank gunner Clarence Smoyer from Lehighton, Pennsylvania, is assigned to an experimental T26 Pershing tank, the tool he needs to keep his friends alive.

But with this award comes a deadly new role: now his crew will spearhead the assault into Cologne. Battling through the city, Clarence will engage a Panther in a duel immortalized on film. And he’ll square-off with Gustav Schaefer, a German tanker sent on a suicide mission to stop the Americans.

As Clarence and Gustav trade fire, something happens that will haunt Clarence into modern day, drawing him back to Cologne to do the unthinkable: to face his enemy, one last time. Can’t wait to dig into “Spearhead?” Author-signed copies of “Spearhead” will be available at Otto Books starting February 19.