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We Were There: Emmeline's Story by zealprophet27
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I was one of five women chosen to serve our country, fighting side by side with the men, and only some of us had come home. Being surrounded by friends and enemies, having to choose who you can save, who you can love, and how to survive is something they couldn't have prepared us for. My name is Emmeline Banks, and I served in WWII in the Airborne. This is my story.
Of Silence | completed by heliodor
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Set in Lille, France, in the years leading up to the second world war, Of Silence tells the story of a boy, Charles, and six other people - a baker, a teacher, a tailor, a hostage, an actress, and a soldier. The plot follows Charles from the day he's found on the streets of Lille as a young boy, as he grows and learns to love, and finally, as he's caught in a series of tragic events that shatter into dire consequences. Filled with prose, growth, and a little bit of romance, Of Silence is a compelling read that draws the reader in and doesn't let them go until it's all over. highest rank: #1 in historical fiction || wattpad featured 250516 || yourstoryindia finalist || cc2k15 honorable mention
The Interrogation by _marmoris_
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❝ LIFE IS BUT A CRUEL GAME ❞ Vienna, 1942 Gestapo officer Brandur Andersen is a master of interrogation. He collects people's confessions like trophies. The faster he breaks their will, the greater the success. Their fates are no more than files to the Sturmbannführer. She was to become one of them: A resistance fighter hunted down. But what if the tide suddenly turns? Can everything you ever believed in crumble to dust in the blink of an eye? 【English translation of »Verhör« by InkofInspiration (me)】
Internment by AugustLikeTheMonth
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Reyna Feldman, a twenty year old Jewish girl from the tiniest of villages in France, is on the run. Captured by German soldiers while trying to escape over the border, she's taken to an internment camp in Freiburg, Germany, where she meets SS Phillip Schultz, head over the camp. Will an unlikely friendship blossom into something more, or will her entanglement with an SS officer prove fatal?
The Painted Altar by bigimp
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WATTYS WINNER 2020 Two interconnected murders, 64 years apart. One woman's search for truth and identity. Readers' comments: 'a masterpiece', 'impeccably written', 'amazing', 'superbly crafted page-turner', 'hauntingly beautiful', 'tremendous plot and character development', 'one of a kind', 'fantastic story telling', 'loved this book', 'a wonderful read", 'absolutely beautiful', 'brought tears to my eyes' and many more Wattys judging panel: 'This is VERY good. We were HOOKED from the beginning, and the writing and plot hold up throughout. This is a very unique, polished, well-written and well-researched piece.' Plot Set partly in rural England, partly on the sun-kissed coast of southerm Italy, The Painted Altar is a murder mystery mixed with romantic and historical elements (World War Two). Given away at two days old, Mary Rice has spent her life in the shadows. When discovering the suspicious circumstances surrounding her biological mother's death, she embarks on a journey which will shine a light not only on the truth but also on her own identity. Brief extract Suddenly, the door had inched open, half a wrinkled face visible behind the tautened chain. "Hello. Who is it?" The words I was going to say had of course been well-rehearsed, repeated over and over in my mind like a mantra, but now that the moment had arrived I found myself struggling to remember them. "Mrs Harvey... I think that you might... well, that you might be..." The door closed, then slowly opened once more, the chain this time unlatched. And there she was before me - half a metre away, within arm's reach. Thin lips gradually crooking upwards at each corner like the slow beatific kindling of a summer's dawn. "Oh yes love, I know who you are." Length: 70,000 words About the author: Originally from England but for the last 16 years I've been living in Italy. I hope therefore that the Italian aspects of the novel will have a certain gloss of authenticity.
The Soldier of Stars [1] - Band of Brothers by wexhappyxfew
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The Soldier of Stars ~ Band of Brothers [1] A young woman who finds peace in the stars, and let's them guide her even through the darkness that might overcome her. __________ Hazel Parker of the WAC, Catherine McCown of SPARs and Elizabeth Elliot of the Cadet Nurses' Corps take part in Operation Virago which will send 250 women to the front lines to fight alongside men. The government, along with the War Department and direction from General Eisenhower decide this is a secret, covert operation that the public will be shielded from, to see how integrating women into war will work. Each of the 250 women come with their own ambitions of what they want from war and why they signed up in the first place to be apart of this program. They become split into each of the 5 branches with leverage from each of the branch commanders, and split into groups of 2, 3, or 4 women and are placed into their different respective branches. The enlisted men of each branch, well, they do not know exactly how to approach a woman who, at the moment, has more military training and experience by the time they get placed into their positions. Hazel Parker, Catherine McCown and Elizabeth Elliot are placed into the 101st Airborne, the first 3 women to be apart of the Airborne. A few other women head off to the 82nd. These 3 women become part of the 506th and are put under 2nd Battalion, in Easy Company. This Company, the men in it, and the friendships and ever-lasting bonds they recreate might just change their lives, forever. _____ NOTE: This book will be having a Sequel called Ad Astra Per Aspera [2] - Band of Brothers!! _____ band of brothers oc's + band of brothers characters started : 12 - 16 - 19 ended: 7 - 21 - 20 --- #5 in Alternate History 7/26/20 #7 in Band of Brothers 8/3/20 #10 in WW2 8/30/29 #4 in World War 2 8/3/20 _____ cover done by me!
Spies Are Forever ▷1917 by filmzbuff
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"I'm American." "American? What the hell are you doing all the way over here?" ━ William Schofield x OC ━ 1917 fanfiction
The War Angel  by baratheonstark
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In 1939 Evangeline Marquis de Lafayette McGuire has run out of options. Tired of hearing that people are dying and being told to stay in the kitchen, she jumps ship from Brooklyn to France to fight in the war. Liberating camps and saving soldiers, the papers name her the War Angel. Some believe she's a myth, a story made up by morphine filled soldiers, or nothing but a piece of american propaganda. but Richard Winters and the other men of Easy company are about to learn how real she is.
PANIC ROOM ➵  Band of Brothers ✓ by nix0ni
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❝ Why do we always have to fight for peace? ❞ © Joseph Liebgott fanfiction all rights go to Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and everyone who worked on it. © cover made by me started rewriting: 26-07-21