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A Childs War    by Richard Ballard
Price: $3.99 USD. 88400 words. Published by M-y Books on October 23, 2009. .

In the 1940 London blitz, George Ryland, a skilled engineer, and his wife Edna lose the style of life it took them years of struggle to obtain when they are bombed out of the house they own in a pleasant suburb. The nostalgic story of their small son Alex is set in the apparent calm of Oxford. Alex reacts with a mixture of hope and anxiety coloured by a selfpreserving humour ....
Seven Half Crowns    by Frederick Williams
Price: $5.95 USD. 45180 words. Published by Strict Publishing International  on January 1, 2010. .

Evacuated in 1940 from the Liverpool to a small town in Wales, Fred and his younger brother Marty found life far from easy. Desperately homesick, Fred was unable to settle. Worse, it seemed no one really cared. He, his brother, and the other evacuees, were an inconvenience, except to those who actually seemed to enjoy making life even more unpleasant for them.
The Addicts Guide to Beating Bejeweled Blitz!    by Todd Campbell
Price: $2.99 USD. 7630 words. Published on April 2, 2010. .

It’s here! The New Blitz has been released and we have the perfect companion, our brand new “The Addicts Guide to Beating Bejeweled Blitz” – the first comprehensive book on the game we love. This book teaches you: How to make better Hyper Cube choices; How to get the most from multipliers; How to get more point pumping cascades; How to train your brain to see matches and much more!
Edith's War    by Andrew Smith
Price: $4.99 USD. 126300 words. Published on June 14, 2010. .

A novel based on historical fact that tells a heart-wrenching, yet ultimately heart-warming, story of love, passion, and motherhood during World War II. When Edith Maguire is caught up in the tribulations of Italian neighbors following Britain’s internment policy of 1940, her life seems to be transformed. The intricacies of familial relations are brilliantly illuminated in this innovative work.
See You In The Morning    by John Eddy
Price: $9.99 USD. 119160 words. Published on August 8, 2010. .

This historic novel is about the Blitz on London during the Second World War. Join fighter pilots in the sky, lovers on the beach, and dancing at the Savoy. Photos included.
Hitler's Ear    by Terence Nunn
Price: $2.99 USD. 57520 words. Published on October 18, 2010. .

The true story of one of the three-and-a-half million evacuees, mainly children, who were evacuated from British cities and the Blitz at the outbreak of World War 2. A vivid, detailed insight into both the lighter and darker sides of life as a wartime evacuee far from home and family.
Soldiers’ Tales - As told to the folks back home    by Barbara Hayes
Price: $1.99 USD. 26230 words. Published by Bretwalda Books  on April 20, 2011. .

Genuine tales told by soldiers from the Boer War of 1899 to Afghanistan in 2011. The clear unvarnished truth from men who were in the tranches of World War I, who flew bombing missions over Germany in World War II, who were captured by the Japanese, who invaded Suez in 1956, who met Russians in the Cold War and much else besides.
Vampires of the Sky    by Michael L. Preble
Price: $0.99 USD. 7660 words. Published on April 29, 2011. .

It is the summer of 1940. William is a fighter pilot with the Royal Air Force. Sofia is a girl meets in a pub shortly before he is to go back off to war. The time they have together is necessarily brief, but perhaps their love is the flame that will see them through the darkness to come. This is a short story.
One Woman's War    by Candy Jar
Price: $4.99 USD. 73510 words. Published on July 6, 2011. .

Bravery. Tragedy. Victory. At the age of 19, Eileen Younghusband joined the WAAF in the fight against the Nazi war machine. One Woman's War tells the untold story of what it was like to work in Fighter Command's top secret Filter Room and gives a fascinating insight into life as a young woman during Britain's darkest days.
Mischief    by Will McIlroy
Price: $2.99 USD. 117800 words. Published on July 21, 2011. .

An MI-5 officer and master German spy hunt each other in a tale of espionage and betrayal set during the start of World War II. The pursuit pits strength and resolve against acumen and guile and weaves science, theater and early BBC television around real events. Both men are predator and prey but one seeks redemption, the other retribution. Neither knows or expects quarter.