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This is the 3rd in a series of 4 books full of short stories about
Britain's involvement in the 2nd World War. Many of the stories
uncover what war was really like and not what is often portrayed in
modern day chronicles. There was nothing wonderful and magnificent
about war, it was, and still is, violent, brutal and inhuman, and
those that took part in the fighting sometimes took on animal
characteristics to survive. Death stalked the battlefield in many
forms and survival was mostly pure luck rather than natural skill.
Those that survived nearly 6 years of fighting were never the same
again as they had hardened by all the killing. I have selected
stories that begin just before war was declared, and initially
cover the disgrace that ended in Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain,
and the Blitz. There after they delve into the sea war on the
Atlantic and Russian convoys, then the Desert campaign, Greece,
Crete, Morocco, Tunisia, and Italy. There are also tales about the
terrible war against Japan, a country that was so cruel and inhuman
towards innocent civilians as well as POW's that it is difficult to
come to terms with the reasons behind what they arbitrarily did.
Finally, we have the Allied landings at Normandie and the titanic
fight through Europe and into Germany. Something the Allies didn't
expect.
Storytelling is an art form, a descriptive account of an event, or
a succession of events. In this case, all 118 stories within its
pages are true and for the most part, describe a calamitous event
in each individual's life during the 2nd World War. They all add
emotion and physical details to plain facts. We all have the
story's to convey and when you think about them, the really good
ones will actually move us, and in this case, all of them will make
us think to some degree because they come from an era we often
cannot relate to. Some will shock you; others will bring you to
tears, some may even make you smile or laugh. All of them will
definitely make you ponder about your life, and what it could have
been like if Britain and her allies had not won the Second World
War.
This is the 3rd in a series of 4 books full of short stories about
Britain's involvement in the 2nd World War. Many of the stories
uncover what war was really like and not what is often portrayed in
modern-day chronicles. There was nothing wonderful and magnificent
about war, it was, and still is, violent, brutal, and inhuman, and
those that took part in the fighting sometimes took on animal
characteristics to survive. Death stalked the battlefield in many
forms and survival was mostly pure luck rather than natural skill.
Those that survived nearly 6 years of fighting were never the same
again as they had hardened by all the killing. I have selected
stories that begin just before war was declared, and initially
cover the disgrace that ended in Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain,
and the Blitz. Thereafter they delve into the sea war on the
Atlantic and Russian convoys, then the Desert campaign, Greece,
Crete, Morocco, Tunisia, and Italy. There are also tales about the
terrible war against Japan, a country that was so cruel and inhuman
towards innocent civilians as well as POW's that it is difficult to
come to terms with the reasons behind what they arbitrarily did.
Finally, we have the Allied landings at Normandie and the titanic
fight through Europe and into Germany. Something the Allies didn't
expect.
Storytelling is an art form, a descriptive account of an event or a
succession of events. In this case, all 118 stories within its
pages are true and for the most part, describe a calamitous event
in each individual's life during the 2nd World War. They all add
emotion and physical details to plain facts. We all have story's to
convey and when you think about them, the really good ones will
actually move us, and in this case, all of them will make us think
to some degree because they come from an era we often cannot relate
to. Some will shock you; others will bring you to tears, some may
even make you smile or laugh. All of them will definitely make you
ponder about your life, and what it could have been like if Britain
and her allies had not won the Second World War.
This is a Short Story Book with A Difference: It has true stories
in it that show what it was like to live in a GIANT BUBBLE called
the 2nd World War. Many of the stories describe the emotional and
physical cost of a World War on the British people who were forced
to endure almost 6 years of continuous fighting. Numerous
individuals chose to supress their emotions by adopting the famous
British 'stiff upper lip' while struggling with their inner fears.
It wasn't the best solution; it was the only solution under the
circumstances. By doing so it provided them with the sufficient
inner strength to keep going through the unknown, for that's what
their lives were like during this period, completely unknown and
living on the edge day by day. Death was frequently perched on
their shoulders, taunting and mocking them. Especially those in the
military who lived through the terrible nightmare that was the
daily carnage in the front line, because they knew that tomorrow
could easily be their last day on earth. It was an abnormal
existence dealing with their own mortality, and many succumbed to
what was known at the time as 'shell shock, ' and by the end of the
war it was too much of a burden for countless men and women and was
a contributing factor in many suicides in a society where being
outwardly strong was considered to be an important asset.
This is a Short Story Book with A Difference: It has 113 true
stories in it that show what it was like to live in a GIANT BUBBLE
called the 2nd World War. Many of the stories describe the
emotional and physical cost of a World War on the British people
who were forced to endure almost 6 years of continuous fighting.
Numerous individuals chose to supress their emotions by adopting
the famous British 'stiff upper lip' while struggling with their
inner fears. It wasn't the best solution; it was the only solution
under the circumstances. By doing so it provided them with the
sufficient inner strength to keep going through the unknown, for
that's what their lives were like during this period, completely
unknown and living on the edge day by day. Death was frequently
perched on their shoulders, taunting and mocking them. Especially
those in the military who lived through the terrible nightmare that
was the daily carnage in the front line, because they knew that
tomorrow could easily be their last day on earth. It was an
abnormal existence dealing with their own mortality, and many
succumbed to what was known at the time as 'shell shock, ' and by
the end of the war it was too much of a burden for countless men
and women and was a contributing factor in many suicides in a
society where being outwardly strong was considered to be an
important asset.
This is a Short Story Book with A Difference: It has 113 true
stories in it that show what it was like to live in a GIANT BUBBLE
called the 2nd World War. Many of the stories describe the
emotional and physical cost of a World War on the British people
who were forced to endure almost 6 years of continuous fighting.
Numerous individuals chose to suppress their emotions by adopting
the famous British 'stiff upper lip' while struggling with their
inner fears. It wasn't the best solution; it was the only solution
under the circumstances. By doing so it provided them with the
sufficient inner strength to keep going through the unknown, for
that's what their lives were like during this period, completely
unknown and living on the edge day by day. Death was frequently
perched on their shoulders, taunting and mocking them. Especially
those in the military who lived through the terrible nightmare that
was the daily carnage in the front line, because they knew that
tomorrow could easily be their last day on earth. It was an
abnormal existence dealing with their own mortality, and many
succumbed to what was known at the time as 'shell shock,' and by
the end of the war it was too much of a burden for countless men
and women and was a contributing factor in many suicides in a
society where being outwardly strong was considered to be an
important asset.
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