war fiction

"In 1210 Scotland, when invading knights capture 12-year-old Drest's father, the Mad Wolf of the North, and her beloved brothers who make up his fearsome war-band, she sets off to rescue them from the castle prison, taking along a wounded knight as her captive to trade for her family's freedom"--Provided by publisher.

The stories of Captain Tom Barnes, leader of British troops, and two boys growing up in the war zone, as well as the friends and family that radiate out from these characters, are told from the perspective of forty-five different inanimate objects that surround them.

"...transports us to a critical moment in the history of America's 'Forgotten War,' when the fate of the Korean peninsula lay in the hands of the brave band of brothers battling both the elements and a determined, implacable foe..."--Front flap.

When seventeen-year-old Revna is caught using illegal magic, she's terrified of being branded a traitor and being sent to jail. Linn? defied her father, a Union general, and disguised herself as a boy to join the army and fight on the front lines. Both Revna and Linn? are offered a reprieve if they use their magic in a special women's military flight unit. The two girls can't stand to be in the same cockpit, but if they want to survive, they'll have to learn to work together.

During WWII Mildred Groves is tormented by her visions for the future when she takes a job working at Hanford Research Center, a top secret facility where scientist are working to create the first atomic bombs. Unaware of what the facility is truly doing, Mildred finds herself on a mission to prevent the horrifying affects of what's being done in the facility.

It is the end of May 1940, the British government has put out a call for fishing boats to help rescue the British soldiers trapped at Dunkerque and Aiden is the son of a fisherman with access to his father's dory--his parents forbid him to go, but Aiden has already lost one brother to the war, and his other brother is somewhere over there with the British Expeditionary Force; so despite his fear of the ocean, he and his best friend Sally set out to rescue George and his fellow soldiers.

Stubby, a Boston terrier, is scrounging for food in the streets of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1917 when he is adopted as a mascot by the 102nd Infantry Regiment and finds himself on the way to France and the trenches of World War I where he soon learns to save his soldiers by alerting them to impending gas attacks, and eventually is awarded a medal by General Pershing.

"London, 1940. Emmeline Lake is doing her bit for the war effort, volunteering as a telephone operator with the Auxiliary Fire Services. When Emmy sees an advertisement for a job at the London Evening Chronicle, her dreams of becoming a Lady War Correspondent suddenly seem achievable. But the job turns out to be working as a typist for the fierce and renowned advice columnist, Henrietta Bird. Emmy is disappointed, but gamely bucks up and buckles down. Mrs. Bird is very clear: letters containing any Unpleasantness must go straight in the bin. But when Emmy reads poignant notes from women who may have Gone Too Far with the wrong men, or who can't bear to let their children be evacuated, she is unable to resist responding. As the German planes make their nightly raids, and London picks up the smoldering pieces each morning, Emmy secretly begins to write back to the readers who have poured out their troubles"--Provided by publisher.

"Unable to confront the challenges in her own life, Cara Hargraves immerses herself in work for her antiques-dealer boss, uncovering relics from the life of World War II British "Gunner Girl" Louise Keene and her complicated relationship with a man named Paul"--OCLC.

After Martians land on Earth just outside of London in the late nineteenth century, an Englishman tries to find his wife while the British military and human technology fail in their efforts to stop the Martians, which have begun to kill and feed off of humans.