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  • The Last Track Out by Jordan-Blake
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    This book is a cinematic narrative nonfiction military biography of a World War II soldier. Built from military records, unit histories, photographs, family history, and historical research. *** In 1944, James W. Foster left the mountains of East Tennessee and entered a war unlike anything he had ever known. Serving as a half-track driver with Company C, 48th Armored Infantry Battalion, 7th Armored Division - the "Lucky Seventh" - James crossed into Europe and found himself in the middle of some of the fiercest fighting of World War II. From the battlefields of Northern France to the brutal fighting in Holland, the days grew colder, the fighting grew harder, and the men around him became more than soldiers. They became brothers. Then came December. As the German army launched its desperate offensive through the Ardennes, the 7th Armored Division was thrown into the fight. James and the men of Company C were sent toward Belgium, where snow-covered forests, artillery, armor, and infantry would collide in a battle for survival. For James, one day would change everything. The Last Track Out tells the true story of an ordinary American soldier caught in an extraordinary war - the places he went, the men he fought beside, and the experiences that followed him long after the guns fell silent. This is not the story of a famous general or a celebrated hero. It is the story of one soldier. James W. Foster. And this is how his war began.
  • The Quiet Room by mhsato27
    mhsato27
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    Sebastian Krauss was a god behind the wheel - a nine-time Formula One World Champion, immortalized in speed, precision, and fire. But a single moment on a mountain trail shattered everything. After a catastrophic accident leaves him unresponsive, his family retreats into silence. News fades, gates close, and the world is left to wonder what remains of the man who once defied physics. Behind the locked doors of an estate in the Austrian countryside, a series of controversial decisions unfolds. Driven by love, grief, and limitless resources, Sebastian's wife must navigate a world of experimental medicine where the lines between healing and resurrection blur - and the cost of hope grows unspeakably high. What begins as an effort to preserve his legacy slowly descends into something far more uncertain. Because in the quiet room where he now lies, something may be waking. And no one thought to ask what he would have wanted. Disclaimer This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or are used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The medical procedures, ethical dilemmas, and scientific concepts depicted in this novel are dramatized for storytelling purposes and should not be interpreted as accurate representations of real-world practices or institutions. The views and decisions of characters in this story do not reflect those of the author and are intended solely to serve the fictional narrative.
  • Ardennes. 1914. by chyornybaron
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    Vaguely poem-like, but I've been yelled at for calling it such, so here's some prose.
  • BattleRush Ardennes Assault Full Version PC Game by workking_rishad
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    Multiplayer action game within the entourage of the Second world war with total destruction of the atmosphere. BattleRush Ardennes Assault is Complete freedom of action. Do something as well as anyplace. Build defense, demolish enemy cities, manage any vehicle that you may see on your way or make. Overview BattleRush: Ardennes Assault The Battle of the Bulge (16 December 1944 - twenty five Jan 1945) was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front throughout war II. it was launched through the densely forested ardennes region of Wallonia in eastern Belgium, northeast France, and Luxembourg, towards the end of world war II. Although the Germans managed to start their offensive with complete surprise and enjoyed some initial successes. They weren't ready to seize the initiative on the Western front. Whereas the German command didn't reach its goals. The ardennes operation inflicted serious losses and set back the Allied invasion of Germany by many weeks.
  • Mud, Blood, and "Nuts!" by NapalmtheCat
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    A soldier sits out in the cold Ardennes forest and wonders what may happen to him and his company. I am not fully sure how this story will turn out, but lets see. Also first time writing I welcome any constructive criticism or anything at all. Also not to sure about a certain schedule or not.
  • Across the Stream by Moplemat
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    This is the tale of the Second World War. Rather, a tale of the soldiers who fought it. Jack Walters, a young and youthful British boy living in the small village of Bathampton, is called up to the British Army during the waning days of the Second World War. After watching his childhood best friend depart a year earlier for Burma, he must endure the horrific trials of warfare during the final thrust through North-West Europe alone. As he struggles to survive in the wheat-fields of Hill 112, the Seine river, the disastrous Operation Market Garden, the freezing Ardennes, the Reichswald Forest and the climactic crossing of the Rhine, he must do all he can to bring himself and his comrades back home alive.
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  • Bulge by GRAND_yk
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    23th December 1944, American soldier James Guy is in Ardennes with his platoon. He was moving food and weapons around when he heard it, gunshots. Will Corporal Guy survive the Bulge?