“Firewatcher: Secrets, Strategies and World War II Pineapples,” by local author Brian Ratty is available online and in print .

The book is a glimpse at a slice of Oregon’s World War II history, telling the story of the sabotage of Northwest forests during the war. The forests were a critical war resource for the U.S. government, protected by a small army of firemen and fire watchers living in their lookout towers.

For more information, visit www.Dutchclarke.com.