War Stories

The story of a man forced to resign his commission from the British Army. Who created a force to preserve the independence of a country from the pressures of the British Raj and the invasion of Afghans and Russia on the Northwest Frontier in the late Nineteenth Century. Who later forged a home in Africa for himself and his family against the backdrop of the events in the early Twentieth Century. / (Reviews)

An Imperium Story
In this breathtaking conclusion to the epic series, Ky, the pilot from the future, and Lucilla, Empress of Britannia, lead their empire to the climactic showdown against Carthage. The fight in conquered territories, rebelling about Carthaginian overlords, is over, and the battle on Carthage's home soil has begun. Britannia is stretched to the breaking point across a front as wide as the continent, as they begin the most difficult stage of the war.

A Story in the Anthony Carter Universe
Wounded in the Crimean War and embittered by his fiancée's betrayal, Captain James Tremayne leaves England for America. In the Western Territories of the vast continent he becomes a digger during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. 'Baltimore Rose' Donegal is a saloon wench and convict who in 1861 crosses his path in Fort Laramie. Read how two people from worlds apart overcome bitterness and hurt, growing to respect and love each other. The revised 2010 stories "His Lucky Charm" 1&2, rolled into one.

An old veteran walks to the wall of remembrance and remembers. --- A short little piece that I had to get down tonight so it may be a bit rough but I hope people see it for what it says.

I try to post something every Fourth, to honor those who've served. So, please let the length of this little tale be a testament to the respect that I have for all of you. This is, in-effect, Pilgrim's Progress, set in World War Two. It takes our hero on the fraught journey from youthful naïveté to adult capability via virtues that everybody in the military understand, honor, courage, and commitment. The war crime at the center of this happened, even if the payback is in my imagination. / (Reviews)

A Story in the Knights and Commoners Universe
In the year 1500, a boy, Joerg Isebrand, is born into a peasant family in Northern Germany. Banished from the land of his birth at age sixteen, young Joerg soon finds himself a landsknecht, a soldier for hire. The story follows the next fourteen years of his life, as he rallies his siblings and fights in the wars of the 16th century. He dallies with many women and girls, but it is an unlikely bride who finally wins his heart. Chapters 3 and 7 were adapted to the new SOL rules. / (Reviews)

A story set in the Pinwheel Universe
Evan and his squad fight their way across a blasted hellscape of trenches and fortifications as they push toward the Queen's mountain stronghold, intent on delivering a killing blow to the Bugs on Kerguela. With all of their cards on the table, the Coalition fleet must band together and use every tool at their disposal if they want to put an end to the alien occupation of the moon.

A Seneca Story
Love gained, love lost. Battles fought, friends die. Is duty too much to demand? Judah Becker steps into new and unanticipated roles.

An Imperium Story
For five years, Britannia has led the western world in peace. They have helped the recovering people from new alliances and nations, creating a more or less unified Europe. But the time of peace has ended. Shattered by a sudden, unprovoked attack from the east, using weapons equal to those developed in Britannia, war has returned. Now, Britannia rallies the western countries into a new Western Alliance to stave off the eastern threat.