Books tagged: home front

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Duty Calls    by Eddie Heaton
Price: $0.99 USD. 1970 words. Published on March 22, 2009. .

How happy we all were in those first few days of war.
Whirl of the Wheel    by Catherine Condie
Price: Free! 24440 words. Published on December 26, 2009. .

Three children whirl back in time through an enchanted potter’s wheel into the reality of evacuation in 1940s Britain . . . Whirl of the Wheel pulls feisty Connie, her brother Charlie-Mouse, and school pest Malcolm into dangers on the homefront and towards a military operations secret that will save their home. The children hit trouble when Malcolm fails to return to the present day.
Protect The Heart    by LK Hunsaker
Price: $1.95 USD. 66780 words. Published on May 29, 2010. .

Abraham and Cameron leave their Snake River Valley homes to join the war effort while Maura, Cameron's near-betrothed, is left at home holding the pieces together. Over time and letters, she ponders her relationship with Cameron and is drawn to Abraham's artistic and poetic nature. A twist as unpredictable as the Snake itself brings Maura an unexpected ally and swift change of course.
For King and Country    by Martin Lake
Price: $0.99 USD. 8540 words. Published on August 12, 2011. .

In World War 1 women wondered how they could contribute to the war effort. The Order of the White Feather shows the issue which divided the country. Escape shows how the trauma of war affected a man who had fought hard and long. His courage was never in doubt. Until the day he was given permission to leave the trenches. Adrift tells about a man lost in an observation balloon.
Spooky Stories - A series of ghost, haunting & thought provoking short stories    by Don Hale
Price: $3.00 USD. 10240 words. Published on February 7, 2012. .

Spooky Stories - Several of these haunting, thought provoking or ghost related short stories explain some bizarre and spooky wartime experiences, including many varied, dramatic and extraordinary experiences. It includes recollections from World War One - to the beaches of of Dunkirk, or within the brave Corps of Bomb & Mine Disposal.
Margaret Hurdman's - Children's Short Stories    by Don Hale
Price: $3.00 USD. 10670 words. Published on February 9, 2012. .

A selection of three short stories for children by Margaret Hurdman. Edition One: They include: -1.The Mermaid’s Pearls – a fantasy story about a young fisherman who falls in love with a Mermaid. 2 Puss Cat of Drury Lane – a wonderful tale of a curious cat who saved the Drury lane Theatre from disaster. 3.The Way it Was – an interesting family drama on the Home Front during the First World War.
News on the Home Front    by Christopher Geoffrey McPherson
Price: $2.98 USD. 84110 words. Published on February 22, 2012. .

Set against a worldwide canvas that includes New York, Paris and Germany "News on the Home Front" tells the story of two women who have been friends since their childhood in West Lake, Maryland. The world war has torn apart their lives leaving each trying to find a way to put it back together. It's been a difficult few years with rationing and shortages starting to take their toll.
Touchstone (2. Family at War) - a time travel Blitz story    by Andy Conway
Price: $0.99 USD. 20730 words. Published on May 20, 2012. .

Continuing the adventures of Rachel and Danny, a pair of mismatched History students who stumble upon an old gravestone that catapults them back in time. Dealing with the catastrophic fallout of their previous encounter with Amy Parker in 1912, they now race to locate Amy during the 1940 Blitz and become caught up in the nightly German bombings of Birmingham and their chilling aftermath.
Back to Bataan    by Jerome Charyn
Price: $4.99 USD. 21510 words. Published by Tribute Books on June 21, 2012. .

Hiding out in Riverside Park after lashing out at the boy who stole his girlfriend, Jack joins ranks with a group of vagrants and is soon under the sway of a man called the Leader, a charismatic ex-convict.
America's Last Real Home Front    by Carroll Trosclair
Price: $2.99 USD. 48320 words. Published on June 28, 2012. .

Recalling the men, women and kids who conducted America's World War II home front in the greatest mobilization program the world has ever known. Here's how they came from years behind to outproduce the Axis in everything from tanks to bombers, while putting up with higher taxes, shortages, rationing and nearby Uboats. The author also discusses what America must do to ever mobilize that way again