Firstworldwar Stories

In Greek mythology, Cassandra of Troy was born with an extraordinary gift of foresight. The future called to her, but the present mistreated her. Her only flaw was that she could not control it. However, she had been subjected to another curse, one that appealed to both men and gods alike. Cassandra was beautiful. Some compared her to Aphrodite, while others simply desired her in envious silence. And then she was condemned. The day Apollo laid eyes on her, the ink had already dried on the paper. He craved her. She wanted to learn discipline. He taught it to her, and when the time came to make the transaction, she stepped back. A symbolic no that had cursed her. No one would listen to her predictions anymore, no man would follow her wise advice, and all men would die. Cassandra Hasen had never had time to ask her mother why she had chosen to name her that. As the years went by, she felt more and more that this name was disastrous for her. Despite the science, the knowledge she strove to acquire and develop, men seemed deaf to her.Or perhaps there had never been any curse. Perhaps the answer to her indignation was obvious, simple but painful. Her status as a woman limited her in the world of the Roaring Twenties. Her gender shaped her ambition without her having the right to say a word. Cassandra Hasen only asked to be heard, because she was convinced of one thing. She was brilliant. She just needed someone to notice. Peaky Blinders: season 2

They said that The First World War would be over by Christmas; but, which one? 'Rain Along the Fire-step' is a book set in 1917, within the back-drop of The 3rd Battle of Ypres or 'Passchendaele'. The book charts the experiences of six disparate, fictitious infantry-soldiers the three days preceding their ascent up various trench-ladders and out into the mud and blood of 'No Man's Land' to, in dwindling-hope, reach those verdant green-fields beyond. The Battle of Langemarck, near Ypres, was a real battle; but none of the 'poor bloody infantrymen' who fought in it, are now left alive to attest to its miserable blood-soaked drama. It is therefore sincerely hoped by the author, that through these six fictional characters, this book in some very-small way, could go towards honouring those soldiers who did fight and who could very-well have been them.

In the year 1918, a young Frenchman, Pierre Durand, volunteers as a soldier into the French Army. Ignoring the pleas of his mother to stay, he still volunteers expecting to return as a hero. When Pierre arrives at the infamous Western Front, he discovers the true horrific conditions of Trench Warfare.

"You remind me of them. They sat at this exact table." . . . . . Started:18/11/2020

Emily Weston has disappeared from the real world and is stranded in a place called the Borderlands, another world where time does not exist and you cannot age or die. Although Emily is not alone, there is a small, dysfunctional community of mostly young and unique people like herself, except they come from the past, from different era’s in time and as it turns out two of them George Leighton and Luke Edensor are the “history boys” who she first met as a child. Emily has dreamed about this world her whole life and feels an irresistible connection to it; she is also drawn to the handsome but tortured First World War soldier Luke Edensor, the boy from her dreams who Emily is starting to fall in love with… However Emily does not want to forget her home and is also desperate to return to her life in Pennbrooke, worried about her vulnerable mum. And there might be a way home though only if Emily truly desires it and is strong enough to make the attempt. Although something is not quite right in the Borderlands, for in this seemingly, peaceful and idyllic world, someone has been watching Emily for a long time, a hidden danger growing in the shadows and a fate that has been awaiting Emily Weston from the moment she arrived in this world. Will Emily be able to unlock the mystery surrounding her childhood meeting with Luke Edensor and discover the truth about their shared history? And will George, Luke and Emily be timeless forever or will the three of them be able to find a way to leave the Borderlands and discover abilities within themselves beyond their imaginings? Though even in a timeless world time is running out for Emily and her friends who must decide whether or not to make a stand and fight for their existence. Though ultimately torn between two worlds will Emily Weston be able to return to her own time and leave Luke Edensor behind forever?

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Lady Sibil's diary told us the hard life during the First World War. Inspired by the series Downton Abbey realised by Julian Fellowes and by the book Là où tombent les anges by Charlotte Bousquet

A developing story with elements of historical, political and science fiction. Also supporting LGBT rights.

Karl Leinemann, a young German boy, enlists in the German Army in 1915. Fighting on both the Western and Eastern Front is intense. He realizes the horrors of war.

1915. Europe has pledged herself into a catastrophic war. It is the Great War. Every nation chooses a side with either the Entente or the Central Powers. Our story takes place in the region where it all started, in the Balkans. Specifically every Balkan nation is fighting. All except one. Greece. You see at this point of time the young Kingdom of Greece has been victorious in the Balkan Wars against its enemies, the Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Now however , Greece has to make a choice : Joining the Entente or the Central Powers. There are two powerful men however who represent each ideology : King Constantine I who supports neutrality in favour of the German Empire and the Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos who supports the Entente. Their conflict would lead the tiny country onto series of vendettas infighting and the testament of the Greek people in an event were a country was split in half. You can call it a Schism. A National Schism to be more accurate. All images belong to their respective owners!!!

A poem about the dehumanisation of the Gas Mask in the First World War and how it caused a barrier between the massacre the soldiers were committing and their point of view through the mask.

(beginning of diary 1901-end of diary 1914) This is a short story,the diary of a soldier from the British army named Charles.He starts writing in his diary when queen Victoria dies,the start of the Edwardian Era.Everything he writes in his diary happens during the Edwardian era and the end takes place at the beginning of World War 1.It's an open ending,which lets the readers decide whatever they want about it.

The Emperor of Russia's four daughters - Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia - are best friends as well as sisters. Being in an unusual position as daughters of the one of the world's most powerful men, sometimes it feels that they are each other's only true companions. They must savour all the time they have left, though, as they are rapidly changing from beguiling little girls hidden away in the palace nursery to charming young women whose names dominate gossip magazines with talk of which foreign princes they will one day marry. It is 1913, and the imperial family is celebrating three hundred years of their family's rule. The tercentenary celebrations mark the beginning of the last full year the girls have to just be sisters; to venerate their youth. But beyond the gates of the Alexander Palace, a different fate is in store for the sisters and their family. Europe is a freight train of politics and tensions charging headfirst into the modern era, and the House of Romanov, steeped in tradition and antiquity, must change with it, or else be crushed under the wheel of time. *** NOTE: This story is not on hiatus! Chapters will be written and published as and when they are ready, but there will not be a consistent update schedule between February and July 2020, while the author sorts out some "real world" shenanigans. This note will be replaced once a schedule has been organised.

Superhero Cyborg Veterans of World War I

Lucille Ansel was a French army nurse who spent her days caring for injured soldiers. Sounds simple right? Wrong. She had to face lots of problems each day to keep them and her alive. Her situation is made more difficult when a new soldier arrives. Covered in blood and gashes, she was uncertain whether he'd make the night. Yet she did her duty and helped him. What she doesn't know is that he is a German soldier, the enemy, who was so injured he stumbled into the wrong tent. Cover: Thanks to @_Ph0ebe_ for the amazing cover. I'm in love with it. Check her out for all of your cover needs.

A young private during the war wrestles with the guilt of taking part in an impending execution by firing squad Earned 4th place in the Cotswold Creative writing challenge