Kategoria BISAC: Fiction >> War & Military

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'Wouldn't it be fun if all the castles in the air which we make could come true and we could live in them?'

A heart-warming tale of love, sisterhood and hardship during the New England Civil War, Little Women tells the story of the lovable March family. Meg, Beth, Jo and Amy try to support their mother at home while their father is away at war and enter into various scrapes and adventures as they do so. Alcott beautifully interweaves bad times and good as her characters struggle with the trials...

A novellette ( 9000 words) about the Iraq War, and the exhilaration and heartbreak of leaving it behind, based on the author's experience. The first in a series of three.

"An honest look at the everydy realities of war - a must read." - Nolan Peterson, conflict reporter, The Daily Signal

"Skaskiw's story about a man coming home from Iraq mirrors Hemingway and Tolstoy's stories about men dying. Convoy Home is almost intolerably sad, beautiful, honest, and true." - Adrian Bonenberger, author of Afghan Post

"This story shows us another side of war where routine and duty go side by side with tragedy and valor." -Andrii Drozda, Literary Critic, LitAkcent

The second in a series of three novelette about the Iraq War. Television is about the day to day grind of combat operations, the struggle to be a good leader, and the murky realities of war.

""A subtle and utterly convincing portrait of manhood and friendship. Skaskiw knows the lures of war to be as innocent and concrete as they are dark and amorphous. In exploring a terrain of the intimate and familiar, he deftly reveals it to hold the same capacities for violence and betrayal found behind enemy lines." - Katie Chase, author of Man and Wife"

A Novelette about three Iraq War veterans on a camping trip, and those feelings of betrayal and relief when you leave the military.