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Put the Billy On    by Ann Jones
Price: $12.99 USD. 59740 words. Published by Dr David Reiter on April 3, 2010. .

Gives us insights into what it was like to grow up in Australia in the before and during WWII. The story is mixed with undertones of delightful humour and fading innocence. Historical events are artfully compared to the tensions in the speaker’s own life. Invites us to reflect on how far we’ve come, and the precious things that may have been that may have been lost on the way.
Voices in Wartime Anthology    by Andrew Himes
Price: $0.99 USD. 74540 words. Published on July 10, 2010. .

Poetry, essays, interviews from witnesses to war. Soldiers and civilians give voice to the trauma, suffering, and longterm damage caused by war, and the need for the nation and community to accept the challenge of healing the wounds of war. Contributors include Jonathan Shay, Brian Turner, Jonathan Schell, Emily Warn, Wilfred Owen, Chris Hedges, Andrew Himes, etc.
The Tin Box    by Anne Blythe Daley
Price: $0.99 USD. 24060 words. Published on March 11, 2011. .

The Tin Box is a simple story of love, grief and loss. It is a story which has happened to so many girls and women. Yet there is the complexity of relationships and emotions and how they affect and alter lives. The story is set against the backdrop of World War II, the Children's Evacuation and post-war London. Lucy enjoys a brief blaze of happiness before her life is torn apart by betrayal.
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.
The Escape of Edward St. Ives    by Darrell Egbert
Price: $4.99 USD. 74830 words. Published by Publisher's Place  on June 22, 2011. .

The biggest undercover operation of the War against Germany is in the hands of a single pilot. He knew full well he would be captured and tortured for the information he had. Would he be able to risk his life to preserve a lie? This is a historical suspense novel based in part on a true story.
Son of a Buck: Espee, Too    by Patrick King
Price: $2.99 USD. 72100 words. Published on July 20, 2011. .

Deprentis Drain goes looking for an old movie, the same movie that he supposes brought his parents together. He's, of course, mistaken about the movie and most everything else, including his parents being brought together.
Mr Malfast, and other stories    by Andrew McBurnie
Price: $1.99 USD. 16970 words. Published on August 12, 2011. .

A collection of short stories previously published in the Australian magazine,"Quadrant". Mr Malfast is a new Departmental Head brought in to downsize the organisation. He appears to be tormenting his staff into resignation. But who is he really?
Maddalena - Mussolini's 'Daughter of the Wolf'    by Alice Haro
Price: $2.99 USD. 19510 words. Published on February 15, 2012. .

Maddelana is a loyal and enthusiastic young fascist in Mussolini's Italy, but her world is about to be smashed and broken beyond all recognition by World War Two. This is a true account of a teenager that lived in Italy during World War Two. Through the eyes of Maddelana, we see the struggle of ordinary Italians under the oppressive rule of Mussolini's Fascist State.
Remembrances of My Service in World War II    by Erich Scharf
Price: $2.99 USD. 32650 words. Published on March 25, 2012. .

An autobiographical memoir of service in the Rangers and First Special Service Force a/k/a "The Devils Brigade" in World War II. A link to a private photo collection from WWII is included.
Remembering Sergeant Sam    by Leni Matlin
Price: $0.99 USD. 2490 words. Published on April 22, 2013. .

It's been decades since Billy Stewart has thought about Sam Wolinski, but when Ruben Gomez, a former brother-in-arms, calls out of the blue to inform him the Sergeant from their Vietnam days has passed away, all manner of memories - some still unresolved - surface for both of these veterans.