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Erik J Kreffel Presents 2 Shorts (+1)    by Erik Kreffel
Price: Free! 5700 words. Published on May 19, 2009. .

3 stories by Jaunt author Erik J Kreffel. "Peace, At Long Last" a dying man raised by an alien foster family embraces his humanity before the last flicker of life leaves his body. "The Sap Hole" the last diary entries of a soldier during the Battle of the Somme and a horror beyond the enemy. "Neptune Diamond" is a weird homecoming tale.
The All Nations Team    by Michael Jasper
Price: $7.99 USD. 103260 words. Published on September 3, 2010. .

The All Nations Team tells the story of the first fully integrated, "post-racial" baseball team, very loosely based on an actual team that played in the years before World War I. Haunted by the ghost of their white, former head coach, George must hold the All Nations together, or he'll miss his chance to reunite with his estranged family. If he doesn't score this final run, he loses everything.
The Devil's Ruse    by Ruth Welburn
Price: $6.99 USD. 75780 words. Published on September 12, 2010. .

SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF WWI, the novel pits the brightest scientific minds of the day against a deadly secret. In an effort to bring an end to a war that has been raging for four years, Dr. Nicholas Wareing takes on a risky research project for the U.S. Army. He struggles to unravel the mystery of influenza at a time when viruses were not understood.
I Saw Them Die: Diary and Recollections of Shirley Millard    by Shirley Millard
Price: $4.99 USD. 28060 words. Published by Quid Pro Books on March 6, 2011. .

An unprepared nurse from the U.S. volunteering in World War I France shares her diary and reflections of the horrific, poignant events of 1918. And in the process reveals more about the fascinating people and times, and especially herself, than she apparently realized writing it. Presented to modern readers--expanded and introduced with a new Foreword--by Prof. Elizabeth Townsend Gard of Tulane.
The Valley of Heaven and Hell - Cycling in the Shadow of Marie-Antoinette    by Susie Kelly
Price: $2.99 USD. 82210 words. Published by stephaniezia on March 22, 2011. .

Like the bestselling "Best Foot Forward – A 500-Mile Walk Through Hidden France", and "Travels with Tinkerbelle – 6,000 Miles Around France In A Mechanical Wreck", "The Valley of Heaven and Hell – Cycling In The Shadow of Marie-Antoinette" is an enjoyable mixture of travel and history, told in Susie's characteristically light-hearted and self-depreciating style. For armchair travellers.
A Miracle in Shreveport    by Michael Jasper
Price: $0.99 USD. 9660 words. Published on April 7, 2011. .

"We were lucky to make it out of Shreveport alive on that early spring day in 1917." A story of the first truly integrated baseball team, decades before Jackie Robinson, set during the early years of World War I. Magic, miracles, and more... Part of the historical baseball novel, The All Nations Team (also an ebook).
Murder At Zero Hour    by Paul Westwood
Price: Free! 67650 words. Published on April 28, 2011. .

1916. William Grant, an American, joins the British Army during the Great War. He is posted to France, where he witnesses the horrors of war on the front line. During a dangerous night patrol, a captain is murdered, leading to a series of unanswered questions. With only his wits, Grant must solve the mystery while keeping his own skin intact. Will he be a victim of war or just another victim?
Szent István: Hungary's Battleship    by Russell Phillips
Price: Free! 1530 words. Published on May 23, 2011. .

Despite being a land-locked country, Hungary once had a dreadnought battleship - SMS Szent István. This article describes the ship and its short wartime career.
Chicago Capers Book One Zeppelin Murders    by D.K. Collins
Price: $2.99 USD. 100740 words. Published on June 11, 2011. .

Murder, mystery and magic in Jazz Age Chicago. Part Indiana Jones, part Agatha Christie, Zeppelin Murders starts with the discovery of battered body on a promenade beside the Chicago River & all the clues lead to the maiden voyage of the dirigible, The Chicago, bound for New York, London & Berlin. Add spies, gangsters and dangerous occult objects for cliffhangers in almost every chapter.
La Immigrata- Book One    by Anna Florin
Price: Free! 130280 words. Published on September 1, 2011. .

Annie and her two year old daughter travel to America to join up with Joe, the love of her life. Come with her and experience the numerous trials of a 1912 Atlantic crossing, the many tests and exams that Ellis Island demands and the long three day journey by train... taking them to their new home in Utah, over 4,000 miles from her home in Italy.