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GhostWritings    by Patrick Bernauw
Price: $2.99 USD. 16180 words. Published on March 14, 2011. .

Here are some of the finest true ghost stories taken from my own collection... From well known "urban legends" such as the Amityville Horror (or Hoax?) to the historical stuff (ah, the Ghost of Anna Boleyn), from the Angels of Mons to the Pilot's Ghost of Montrose... Are not we all living in a haunted submarine? The audio book links to some free soundscapes that go very well with the stories.
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.
And in the Morning    by John Wilson
Price: $2.99 USD. 44350 words. Published on July 6, 2011. .

The diary of a boy caught up in the enthusiasm and horror of the First World War. "A compelling, fascinating, and ultimately disturbing book that is not to be missed." School Library Journal. "A terrific addition to a social studies or history curriculum." Booklist "…joins other outstanding novels about the First World War as an invaluable resource." Quill & Quire
Red Wheels Turning    by Hugh Ashton
Price: $2.99 USD. 68030 words. Published by j-views  on July 15, 2011. .

Red Wheels Turning tells the story of British Secret Service agent Brian Finch-Malloy in Tsarist Russia, as he works to prevent the Russian secret war-winning weapons from falling into the hands of the Bolshevik henchman, Kolinski, who makes his way across Europe, leaving a trail of blood and corpses behind him. From the author of the acclaimed alternate history novel, Beneath Gray Skies.
Alt Hist Issue 3: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History    by Mark Lord
Price: $6.99 USD. 22800 words. Published by Tipping Point Publishing  on November 5, 2011. .

Alt Hist is the leading biannual magazine dedicated to publishing the very best short stories from the historical fiction and alternate history genres. The third issue of Alt Hist includes two stories about the American Civil War, one about the great Tesla, a tale of post-war revenge set in Dublin, and a compelling story about the early years of the space race.
The Love of a Brother; From Plaistow to Passchendaele    by Martin Cearns
Price: $0.99 USD. 28460 words. Published on November 17, 2011. .

A true life story written in 1917 and brought to 21st century readers after nearly 100 years left forgotten. It gives us the First World War with the reality of courage honour and death in the front line,interesting and intimate detail of what could happen away from the front and the close bond between two brothers. The publisher will donate all net sale proceeds to the charity Help for Heroes
The Last Bullet.    by
Price: $1.99 USD. 4260 words. Published on November 22, 2011. .

The futility of war! Two soldiers from different continents, each living their own experiences as enemies,cross paths. A short story based on historical facts.
The Sundew    by Steve Shepley
Price: $2.99 USD. 108430 words. Published on January 18, 2012. .

The Women of Hawthorns, Volume 2 Josephine Sandford's peaceful life as the niece of a British diplomat in a European duchy becomes a little more complicated when she starts work as a sort of unofficial spy. It turns out that secrecy characterizes not only the diplomatic community, but her own origins as well, and she must make a series of agonizing decisions against the outbreak of war in 1914.
Islands of the Gulf, Volume One    by Audrey Driscoll
Price: $2.99 USD. 163870 words. Published on January 18, 2012. .

Damaged by death and revivification, renegade physician Herbert West renames himself Francis Dexter and struggles with memory loss and irrational emotions while seeking a new self. A bizarre journey brings him to Bellefleur Island, where he meets war widow Margaret Bellgarde and artist Julian Vernon. Dexter knows that Margaret is attracted to him, but can he rely on her when love turns to death?
My Enemy My Love    by Black Leaf Publishing
Price: $2.99 USD. 118070 words. Published on January 29, 2012. .

Cosette is a spoilt, rich young woman, living near the North French city of Lille, whose privileged existence is shattered by the German invasion of France at the outset of the First World War. Rescued from being raped by a handsome German staff officer, they fall in love, little realising the twists and turns of fate that lie ahead of them.