If you’re a war story buff, you may have a difficult time choosing from our titles. Take Opie Percival Read (1852-1939) for instance. He lived through an amazing era in American history. His stories are not just about war; they’re about life in the south during the time of the Civil War.
He grew up in Nashville and as a child, witnessed what the war did to families and how it impacted communities. His novel, An Arkansas Planter, will transport you back in time to old farms found at the end of a dusty road. Places where chickens wander the yard, pecking at the ground and foxes run through tall cornfields.
His characters in Old Ebenezer may even remind you of people you’ve known in the past. In The Colussus, you’ll discover unforgettable places, towns that don’t exist anymore except in great fiction. Yet always places we long to visit, even if only in our dreams.
John McElroy was a soldier and a journalist who became an author. He writes passionately about a war that he himself was a part of. At a mere sixteen years old, he joins the Union Army where he eventually became its prisoner. His four-volume Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons is based upon his confinement at the Confederate Andersonville prison camp. This is a must-read for all Civil War enthusiasts.
If you’re searching for World War I fiction written by an art historian, then you’ll be pleased with Joseph G. Butler Jr.’s novel, A Journey Through France in Wartime. Butler paints a picturesque view of France that would be forgotten by now, even by its local residents.
Said to have been personally acquainted with every U.S. President from Abraham Lincoln to Calvin Coolidge, Butler became a captain of industry. He, along with Henry Wick, organized Ohio Steel Company, which eventually merged with U.S. Steel. Imagine the historical moments he was personally involved in.
If you’ve always wanted to read War and Peace, but just never found the time, here’s your chance. This epic novel is considered one of the most celebrated works of fiction ever written and Leo Tolstoy’s finest literary achievement.
Tolstoy was no doubt inspired by his own service in the Crimean War. Many of his characters, scenes and descriptions developed from first-hand encounters and experiences during this war.
Though War and Peace is considered Historical Fiction, it transcends traditional genres by including romantic love stories and such vivid descriptions of Russian countryside that it continues to inspire writers today. It has earned the title of “Literary Work of Art”.
Most of us only know Sir Arthur Conan Doyle for his intriguing stories of detective Sherlock Holmes. But Doyle also wrote a story called, The Adventures of Gerard. This is an unusual novel about the Napoleonic wars, rich in details of French countryside. In 1970, the novel was made into a movie, a British comedy adventure film, starring Claudia Cardinale and Eli Wallach.
Whether you’re searching for war stories with sweeping scenes and enduring love stories or a lighthearted romp through the French countryside, you’ll become so entrenched in our “Classic War Stories” that you’ll find it difficult to put your ebook down and make dinner. Try one today and discover a new passion.
