First World War fiction Books

For some war is an inspiring, uplifting, and a liberating occurrence. Such is the case of Emil Dorfmeister. Abandon without a name to the St. Katherine Order in Posen, Dorfmeister received an excellent education but, because he was an orphan, no...

Fresh off the boat from Roaring Twenties Paris, Henrietta "Henri" Adams lands in New York in the midst of the Queer Craze that is taking the city by storm. An art critic by day and lady lover by night, she ventures into the clandestine worlds of...

In A Beautiful Ferocity, the second instalment of the Cullen's Celtic Cabaret Series, we're taken on a thrilling ride through the Roaring Twenties as Ireland fights for her freedom. Peter Cullen leads his troupe of eclectic performers through the...

They survived the war - but are they prepared for the fight at home?In the aftermath of the First World War, the Cumbrian village of Waterbeck celebrates the return of its young men. But not all those who fought returned intact... Mercy Appleby, her...

London, 1918: the world is being torn apart by war, but for the girls of London's Foyles bookshop, where there is friendship, there is hope... Perfect for fans of Rosie Clarke and Elaine Everest.Ellen Beckford and her sister Mary are living under their...

Whom Gods Would Destroy, Part I: The Architects of Hell is the first part of a trilogy uncovering the paranormal mysteries and secret histories of the First World War, blending fact and fiction into a metatextual tapestry of modern monsters and ancient...

Writers at War addresses the most immediate representations of the First World War in the prose of Ford Madox Ford, May Sinclair, Siegfried Sassoon and Mary Borden; it interrogates the various ways in which these writers contended with conveying their...

"I just need a trusted messenger," Winston Churchill said to me. "President Wilson and Senator Lodge know me and have some small respect for me. They will listen. They must. The ties between the recent terrorist attacks and the current massive labor...

Kapitan Steiner is despondent at the opening of WW1. His family has been left behind in Japan. Not only is he without them, but he is without his crew, his greater family, his pack of Fenrir. On top of that, the Kriegsmarine dismantled his ship, the...

Dieser zeitgenössische Frontbericht von den erfolgreichen Operationen der deutschen Truppen im zweiten Kriegsjahr ist ein Muss für jeden historisch wie militärisch Interessierten!KlappentextFrühjahr 1915. Nach Rückschlägen an der Ostfront, vor allem in...

Ky ribotim i trilogjisë dramatike të Stërmillit nis me dramën historike me katër akte "Dibranja e mjerueme", subjekti i së cilës janë ngjarjet e zhvilluara në Dibër, Manastir, Mat dhe në fshatrat e këtyre qyteteve në vitet 1912 dhe 1913. Nga shënimet e...

A Finalist for the 2019 Whistler Independent Book Awards, sponsored by the Writers Union of Canada, a semi-Finalist for a 2019 Kindle Book Award (literary fiction) and Honorable Mention 2020 Writers Digest Self-Published Book Awards.In this family saga,...

1917—The Russian Revolution. Danger and chaos abound, and the aristocratic Zuckschwerdt and Orloff families are desperate to escape to safety. Enter Blue, an Australian cattle-breeder with a big heart. Blessed by a heap of miracles from the Outback...

"A richly drawn historical thriller filled with murder, intrigue and shocking twists." -BestThrillers.comIn 1914, the serene city of Hobart is almost as far as it is possible to be from the war clouds that have gathered over Europe, as the kings and...

Diamonds and danger dazzle in Ciesielski's latest enchanting romp through post-war Europe as estranged spouses and jewel thieves hunt an elusive Valkyrie tiara.

Maria faces the gut-wrenching choice between fleeing the impending danger with her friends from Semenov, and attempting to save Gregori from Vladimir Lenin himself. Either choice will mean a harrowing journey across Europe and coming face to face with...

Charlotte Brookes flees her lecherous guardian, McBride, taking her younger sister with her. After a year on the road, they stumble into a Yorkshire village where the Wheelers, owners of the village shop, take them in. This new life is strange for...

Gold Medal Winner from the Military Writers Society of America!This harrowing journey through World War I begins aboard the RMS Lusitania and ends on the edge of the world. For the Scots-American McReynolds brothers, World War I began with a German...

When war shatters London, personal tragedy sinks Kate into darkness. As she struggles to rebuild her life and find redemption, she stumbles upon treacherous secrets-secrets that place her and those she loves in peril against malevolent forces...

After the 1917 revolution, Russia is teetering on the brink of civil war. When the Soviet head of state Lenin is shot by an assassin, CHEKA agent Anna Sokolova is tasked with hunting down British spy Sidney Reilly who set in motion an audacious plot to...

"The Thirty-Nine Steps" stands as a literary masterpiece, an electrifying adventure that weaves a tapestry of suspense, intrigue, and unrelenting action. Penned by the prolific Scottish writer John Buchan, this timeless classic takes readers on a...

After receiving news that her brother has been killed in action during the Great War, 21-year-old Charlotte Zielinski enlists as a medical volunteer. She eventually begins working in the death ward of the field hospital near Soissons, France,...

The Skydiver Who Fell Through TimeAn alternative history of World War OneProfessor Louis Patterson taught War Studies at King's College London. Time and time again, students posed questions about the 'First World War'. Could Britain have fought it...

It's not easy to make a stand for peace, when you live in a world which is besotted with war...Get your copy of Joss Sheldon's radical rhyming-novel today!This is the story of Alfred Freeman, a boy who does everything he can; to serve humankind. He feeds...

August 1918. Amiens, France.Allied armies have driven a massive hole in the German lines. But the enemy is regrouping. Major Malcolm MacPhail of the Canadian Corps is an intelligence officer, a veteran of countless battles and too outspoken for his own...

Roland Bergeys (1954) is een gevierd (theater)auteur en gastheer met vele talenten.'De verdwijning van Anna Verduyn' is de derde druk en werd in een nieuw jasje gestoken.Het boek beschrijft het relaas van zijn moeder tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog én van...

Harry Fletcher is a confident young man.Harry’s sure that he will marry Nora MacTiernan, no matter what their families say. He’s certain that he will always be there to protect Eddie, the boy his father saved from the gutters of Port Adelaide...

Successful father-and-son business partners Maurice and Norman Messer know a good product when they see it. That product is the Holocaust--and they market it enthusiastically. Maurice is a survivor with a self-inflated personal history. Norman enjoys...

After a harrowing rescue from forced captivity, Hovsep's (who now goes by Joe) sister Mary has joined him and his wife Helen in Detroit. Her impending marriage fills her with uncertainty, but she remains taciturn and moves forward, grateful for her...

In 1914, a counterculture grows in the German woods -- artists and anarchists fleeing cities, money, and the Internet of their time: telephones, telegraph, electricity. There's a better life to be had, with flowing hair, naked farming, Expressionist art...

It is the year 1915, and the British and Ottoman Empires clash in a deadly struggle in the Middle East.Tasked with keeping the Ottomans out of Suez Canal, Major Andrew Selkirk discovers that his real assignment is to retrieve a Bengali spy working for...

A Christmas Toast to the past…Damaged World War 1 veteran Al Weldy revisits his home town on Christmas Eve 1931, intending to raise a toast to his dead comrade-in-arms, Eddie Beane. Behind the bar of The Four Bells he finds Eddie’s sister...

As Italy tries to heal from the wounds of World War I, one young woman brings together a number of strangers from disparate sections of the struggling country’s society. Isabella Roselli has an inner strength that defies understanding and her...

It's1913, and Lily’s comfortable middle-class Melbourne life is completely upended when she falls in love. As she sits in the hall of her private school, portraits of past headmistresses frowning at her, she realises the ‘glaring,...

The riveting story of two brothers and their cousin continues as this Great War saga, begun so masterfully in "...UNTIL YOU ARE SAFE" and "TO OUR LAST MAN", takes the reader to the 1917 battlefields of France, Belgium and Palestine."OUR LAST SHILLING"...

 A gripping tale of passion, treachery, betrayal, and grief, yet also a story of hope, faith and love and a merciful God whose ways are not ours.Set in the early years of the twentieth century, when the greatest expectation for a woman's future was...

""The Story Of Joseph"" is a book written by Adam Cleghorn Welch in 1913. It tells the biblical story of Joseph, the son of Jacob and Rachel, who was sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and eventually rose to power in Egypt. The book follows...

""Heroes of the Indian Empire: Or Stories of Valour and Victory"" is a historical book written by Ernest Foster in 1886. The book provides a comprehensive account of the brave soldiers who served in the Indian Empire during the British Raj. The book is...

Gethsemane And After: A New Setting Of An Old Story is a book written by Cyrus Townsend Brady and first published in 1907. The book is a retelling of the story of Jesus Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, from the perspective of the disciples who...

Lula Bowman has finally achieved her dream: a teaching position and a scholarship to continue her college education in mathematics. But then a shocking phone call from her sister, Jewel, changes everything.With a heavy heart, Lula returns to her Oklahoma...

Yet another great read from Garry Willmott. Small Farm Warriors is filled with lives and stories of men who contributed, in a special way, to the Australia we all know today. From the war-torn streets of France to emus in the Outback, from Kokoda to...

Mabel Daley's unwavering belief in her son Billy's perfection, led to his rebellion and defiance as he approached manhood.Meanwhile, Mabel's fixation on Joe's role as protector of his older brother smothered Joe in layers of blame and guilt, threatening...

1914, West Yorkshire, England. Newly married to Noah Jackson, Beth is happily content working on her family's market stall while Noah fulfils his dreams of being a teacher. Living in a small overcrowded pit house with the Jacksons isn't ideal, but Beth...

Tom Thomson, one of the painters belonging to the Canadian Group of Seven, disappeared on Canoe Lake in 1917. His death was confirmed eight days later when his body was recovered. Did he commit suicide or was there foul play at work? Was he murdered by...

The Island Of The English: A Story Of Napoleon�������s Days is a historical fiction novel written by Frank Cowper and published in 1898. The story is set on the island of Saint Helena, where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled after his defeat at the Battle of...