Women of War - A Band of Brothers Story

Preface

Hello dear reader and welcome to my Band of Brothers Story "Women of War",

I won't waste much of your time with unnecessary information, but there are a few things that I need and want to say before you read on. The first 3 points are general disclaimers, you can skip those if you like, but points 4 - 10 are very important to me, so please take a moment to read to the end.

Here we go.

1. This is a fanfiction of the HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers" by executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. The descriptions and actions in this story are based purely on the actors' portrayal of the characters in the series, not on the actual, real-life men.

2. I have nothing but respect for the real-life members of Easy Company and do not wish to offend anyone with my writing.

3. I do not own anything from Band of Brothers and I do not make any profit with this piece of writing.

4. The political beliefs and opinions that some characters have in the story do not reflect my own. While there will be moments where certain beliefs and opinions are challenged and/or rejected, I do not claim moral superiority and have no intention of persuading you of any specific belief or opinion.

5. If you know Band of Brothers, you know what to expect in terms of violence, death etc. This story is set during World War II, that speaks for itself. I try to keep it not too graphic and will include warnings at the beginning of the chapters, but among other things, there will be:

- swearing (mostly canon-typical)

- mentions of sexism and racism

- character deaths

- violence (canon-typical)

6. This story contains several Original Characters (OCs), more than a dozen and about 90 percent of them are female. I realise that it might be a bit difficult to keep track of who's who in the beginning. I tried to keep it as clear as possible, but if there is confusion in that regard, please feel free to bring it to my attention and I'll do my best to fix it.

7. While the vast majority of OCs are my creation, three of them were requested by other people on wattpad. I did take the liberty of adjusting a few details to fit my story, but overall, I didn't think up those OCs, which are:

- Jessica Rose Helak, requested by BasiclyMadeOfTrash

- Ana María Margareta Hernandez, requested by MissyAna6

- Audrey Victoria Maynard, requested by BrightShadowWolf31

8. Several of the characters speak one or more languages apart from English. Although I am multi-lingual myself and have at least a basic knowledge of probably around half a dozen languages, I do have to rely on the internet for certain languages the characters speak.

So if you find a mistake, be it a simple spelling mistake or a gross error in formality or style, please don't hesitate to leave me a comment or message and correct me. I'm always grateful for help.

9. I am always happy about feedback, so long as it's constructive. Here's how it works:

- If you tell me that I am a terrible writer and I should delete my account and jump from the nearest cliff without providing specific and detailed reasons, you'll just be ignored.

- If you like the story, great! Let me know what you like the most about it, who your favourite characters are, what you'd like to see etc.

- If you don't like the story, that's fine, but please tell me what bothered or annoyed you (without insulting or demeaning me), so I can try and improve my story.

- If you like the story but have some ideas about what I could/should improve, let me know, too. Leave me a comment or shoot me a message and I'll be happy to discuss your feedback and take into account.

10. I will try to update on a regular schedule, but I can't make any promises. Real life always takes precedence and even then, my muse can sometimes be a bit fickle. So if I don't update on time, please be patient, I'll update as soon as I can.

That is all I have to say for now. Thank you very much for your attention and patience, dear reader, I hope I didn't bore you to tears. If I did, I apologise.

I really hope that you enjoy reading this story as much as I did writing it.

Sincerely,

buxy04