Coldwarfiction Stories

A couple from their childhood has promised to marry one day, but a war between his side and her side will test their promise.

In 1914, as Europe bled, two nations made a radical choice: they chose to survive. Faced with an imperial mandate that would bankrupt their economies and slaughter their youth, Australia and New Zealand did the unthinkable. They seceded from the British Empire, dissolved their militaries, and declared absolute, permanent neutrality. Re-branded as the International Humanitarian Sanctuary (IHS), the continent transformed into a weapon-free zone dedicated entirely to human survival. But peace is never passive. To prove their mandate to a cynical world, the unarmed crews of the iconic "White Fleet" must navigate the deadliest eras of human history. From dodging rogue British battleships in category-five typhoons during WWI, to using brightly lit hospital ships as human shields against Japanese submarines in WWII, to running a high-stakes American naval blockade during the Cuban Missile Crisis-the IHS learns that remaining neutral requires a terrifying amount of courage.