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Face the Winter Naked    by Bonnie Turner
Price: $3.99 USD. 106950 words. Published on March 7, 2010. .

Daniel Tomelin, a battle-worn vet haunted by the carnage of World War 1, abandons his family in the Great Depression and hits the road in search of relief from his soul-shaking trauma. He's too proud to face his loving wife without means of support, but LaDaisy's determined to care for their family alone, if that's what it takes. A novel set in a tragic era when hope was sometimes all they had.
A Time Called Home    by Philip Wooldridge
Price: $0.99 USD. 2560 words. Published by Four Moons Books  on February 20, 2011. .

Two veterans of WWI, Clarence, an old warrior and Brian, a young man reincarnated from the soldier he was, share drinks as they discuss old days and new challenges, and each find their own places in the world they're meant to live in. Clarence, finding himself at the end of his life, shares words of wisdom to help Brian, his former comrade, let go of his pain and live a happy and meaningful life.
New Amazons    by Erik Cain
Price: $2.99 USD. 23980 words. Published on August 13, 2011. .

Second part in a loosely tied series, John is cast out from his community and explores the post apocalyptic world, he finds himself among Amazons as well as other extremist societies. This book contains mature themes, and it is a novella about 24,000 words.
Ten From Four: A Collection of Short Stories    by Philip Wooldridge
Price: $5.99 USD. 43280 words. Published by Four Moons Books  on September 29, 2011. .

Ten From Four is an eclectic collection of my works. Stories included are: A Time Called Home, Granny Fuhrmann And The Last Supper, Scam Of The Scandinavian, A Dog's Tale, The Courtship Of Ambrosia Snodgrass, Max Finnegan: Rogue Prince Of Pinconning, Worthington Manor, The Moose And Leo LeSander, Road To Chupadero, and Turning Points. Read samples of each at Four Moons Books on Smashwords.
How Canada Won the Great War    by Robert Child
Price: $3.99 USD. 9740 words. Published on May 19, 2012. .

For nearly 100 years Canada's role in ending WWI sooner than anyone thought possible has gone largely unrecognized. The Canadian Corp led by unlikely citizen soldier, Arthur Currie, became the premiere fighting force on the Western Front. Canadian soldiers hailed from hard scrabble farms and logging camps. Their natural survival and hunting instincts were exactly what the Great War required.
A Soldier’s Tale: Albert Money at the Battle of Aubers Ridge, May, 1915    by David Tuffley
Price: Free! 2700 words. Published by Altiora Publications  on August 13, 2012. .

First-person account by British Army Private Albert Money of his experiences in one of the bloodiest and most futile battles of World War 1. Seriously wounded by machine gun fire he spent hours in No-man's land lying in a muddy ditch surrounded by the dead and dying, eventually crawling back to the British trenches. Casualties for the day, 10,000 men. Territory gained, not a single inch.
On the Road to Winterhaven    by Geoff Nolan
Price: $3.68 USD. 85670 words. Published on November 19, 2012. .

Christmas 1928. A mysterious man emerges from a blizzard and arrives at the hopeless town of Winterhaven. When he tries to rekindle lost hope, change the lives of the townsfolk and turn around the fortunes of the town, one stubborn problem remains: greed. Only the mysterious man can stand in greed’s way and save Winterhaven from eternal despair…
Anzac Spirit    by Daniel M. Robinson
Price: $0.99 USD. 4560 words. Published on January 24, 2013. .

Set in Gallipoli, ANZAC SPIRIT is about a sixteen year old boy, who went to war seeking adventure. What he found was the true horrors of war. It is also a story about mateship and the hardship faced by the diggers.
The Case of the Reluctant Agent    by Tracy Cooper-Posey
Price: $4.99 USD. 67710 words. Published on March 18, 2013. .

It is 1917 and the Great War rages. Mycroft Holmes suspect an agents in Constantinople and wants to send Sherlock Holmes to investigate. When Sherlock refuses, Mycroft is shot and left for dead forcing Sherlock to uncover the turncoat agent. Holmes’ reluctant return to the Near East provokes bitter sweet memories and breath-robbing surprises, while Holmes hunts for the agent.
For Heaven's Sake Stop It!    by Ilona Garrett
Price: $1.50 USD. 850 words. Published on May 2, 2013. .

The exploits of carrier pigeon Cher Ami saving lives in The Great War.