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Twenty Lives at War Series

The Twenty Lives at War Series is a multi-volume short story series that tells the world’s great conflicts through the eyes of ordinary people. Each book gathers 20 stand-alone stories, each from a different life caught in a different corner of the same war—soldiers and sailors, nurses and chaplains, factory girls and farm wives, prisoners, partisans, and those just trying to stay human in inhuman times. From taverns and farms in The American Revolution, to split families and freedmen in The U.S

Twenty Lives at War - The American Revolution

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book One of Twenty Lives at War steps into muddy fields, crowded taverns, and cold cabins where the American Revolution was truly fought. Twenty Lives at War shares twenty gripping, stand-alone stories—farmers, sailors, mothers, and enslaved people—forced to choose between safety and liberty. Perfect for book clubs and history lovers who crave fast-paced, emotionally rich fiction tonight.


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Twenty Lives at War - The American Civil War

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book Two of Twenty Lives at War presents twenty vivid, stand-alone stories from both Union and Confederate sides—soldiers, nurses, enslaved families, freed people, and those left waiting at home. Through their eyes, the war becomes heartbreakingly personal, revealing divided loyalties, quiet resistance, and stubborn hope in a shattered nation.


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Twenty Lives at War - The Great War

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book Three of the Lives at War gathers 20 stand-alone short stories of ordinary people living the Great War from every angle—trenches, troopships, field hospitals, factories, and kitchens. Soldiers, nurses, workers, refugees, and rebels face mud, hunger, fear, and impossible choices. Read in any order for a panoramic, character-driven journey—one brief, unforgettable life at a time.


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Twenty Lives at War - World War II Home Front

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book Four of Twenty Lives at War follows 20 Americans from Pearl Harbor to V-J Day as the war reshapes kitchens, factories, prisons, churches, and coastlines. A switchboard operator, nurse, spotter, riveter, journalist, farmer’s wife, priest, and grieving parents confront rationing, prejudice, sabotage, telegrams, and temptation—finding courage, rebellion, and hard-earned hope at home.


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Twenty Lives at War - World War II Pacific Theater

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book Five of the Twenty Lives at War Series. Twenty stand-alone stories trace the Pacific war through ordinary lives: a sailor in a burning harbor, a Marine on a rain-soaked ridge, a clerk under occupation, a family waiting on telegrams. Each vignette turns battles into intimate choices—courage, compromise, grief, and grit—revealing what survival costs when oceans become front lines.


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Twenty Lives at War - World War II European Theater

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book Six of the Twenty Lives at War Series. Twenty ordinary people reveal one war from every angle: jungle patrols, clinics, prisons, ships, and streets. A  sailor, tunnel scout, interpreter, and allied soldier face impossible choices, while mothers on both sides fight to keep families alive. At home, protest, factory work, and grief collide. These voices deliver a portrait of courage and cost.


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Twenty Lives at War - Vietnam War

20 Short Stories of Courage, Rebellion, and Homefront Hope


Book Seven of the Twenty Lives at War Series. Twenty ordinary people reveal one war from every angle: jungle patrols, clinics, prisons, ships, and streets. A nurse, sailor, tunnel scout, and allied soldier face impossible choices, while mothers on both sides fight to keep families alive. At home, protest, factory work, and grief collide. These voices deliver a portrait of courage and cost.


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