War Short Stories

This short story by Mark Twain was not published until 1916, six years after his death in 1910, because his family considered it too scandalous. After all, what could be more scandalous then attacking religion and war. Narrator John Greenman takes us inside that church as the preacher beseeches God to grant them victory and protect our troops when a stranger appears.

The HG Wells Collection includes 4 of Wells' most beloved novels: The Time Machine, The Island of Dr Moreau, The Invisible Man, and The War of the Worlds. All read by the new voice of H.G. Wells, Malk Williams, this collection is the perfect opportunity to delve into some of Wells' most formative and iconic writings.

A toy soldier. A butter dish. A compass. Mundane objects, perhaps, but to the remarkable authors in this collection, artifacts such as these have inspired stories that go to the heart of the human experience of World War I. Each author was invited to choose an object that had a connection to the war - a writing kit for David Almond, a helmet for Michael Morpurgo - and use it as the inspiration for an original short story.

The fourth audiobook the Artifacts series follows our companions into a war for control of the Scarlet Coast.

Following the events of Planet of the Dead, survivors of the expanding outbreak take shelter in homes and bunkers and apartment complexes. Across the world, armed police and military struggle to maintain safety. Tensions mount as the worst imaginable comes to pass when nuclear weapons are used on civilian populations overrun with the living dead.

This story is from The Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes (His Last Bow) collection. Further adventures by the master of observation and deduction, as faithfully recounted by his companion and greatest admirer, Dr. Watson. "The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans," "The Disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax", and "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" are among the stories. David Timson's award-winning performances continue with this series.

War is a serious business - or is it? Christopher Anvil turns his sardonic sense of humor loose on the subject. Hard-SF legend and Analog regular Christopher Anvil brings together mind-bending ideas and grim-but-true black humor in the face of war's utter destruction in this mega-compilation.

Als ich das Ofenhückerl war, Erzählung von Peter Rosegger: Warum es so frostig wird heutzutage? Warum wir gefroren sind? Weil wir keinen ordentlichen Ofen mehr bauen können. Allen Respekt vor den schwedischen und russischen Öfen, gar zierlich sind sie und ein Zimmerschmuck und alles Mögliche, aber so recht gemütlich? So recht gemütlich ist nur der große, breite, behäbige Kachelofen mit seinen grünen oder braunen Augenreihen, mit seinem Holzgeländer und seiner Ofenbank. Die Ofenbank, wo die Kindheit und das Alter hocken, das Enkelein und die Großmutter – und die alten Märchen!

On any particular day, thousands upon thousands of people pass through New York City's Grand Central Terminal, through the whispering gallery, beneath the ceiling of stars, and past the information booth and its beckoning four-faced clock, to whatever destination is calling them. It is a place where people come to say hello and good-bye. And each person has a story to tell.

Als ich der Müller war, Erzählung von Peter Rosegger: Etwa ein Jahr nach dieser Wallfahrt gab's ein merkwürdig Geschichtchen daheim. - Nicht gar weit vom Hause, zwischen und unterhalb von Waldrainen und Wiesenlehnen, ist eine Schlucht. Sie ist voll dichtem und hohem Erlen- und Haselnussgebüsch, zwischen welchem Germen (Liliengewächse), Schierling und Sauerampfer wuchern.

Als ich im Walde beim Käthele war, Erzählung von Peter Rosegger: Seit Menschengedenken standen in unseren Wäldern die Lärchenbäume nicht so hoch im Preis als zur Zeit des Eisenbahnbaues durch das Tal. Mein Vater verkaufte an die dreißig Stämme um schöne Banknoten. Aber er gab die schönen Banknoten bald wieder weg, zuweilen gar eher, als er sie hatte. Er nahm beim Krämer Mehl und Salz, und sagte: "Sobald ich Geld vom Holzhändler krieg, kriegt Ihr's von mir." Zuletzt sagte er dasselbe sogar den Steuerbeamten.

Get rich. Wield incredible power. Get revenge. But avoid paradox, or get erased from the timestream so you never existed. Time travel offer endless possibilities and limitless dangers. What would you do if you could go back and relive your past? What if others could too? Who polices time? How do you win a time war?

Antonio J. Hopson blends speculative fiction, historical fiction, and narrative force to imagine what it would be like if our nation's forefathers were attacked by the world’s most deadly war machine: The United States of America. Washington, Franklin, and Revere are insurgent foes pursued by Allied Forces. An embedded reporter pens a stark, first-person reflection of America’s war on terror/war on itself.

It wasn't about revenge; it was about love, and justice. When I heard about what Mariya Oktyabrskaya did, I realized what was required of me. I was only 23, but my destiny was clear. I had never met Oktyabrskaya, but I knew all about her. She was a heroine, a zavodila, and her mission was tattooed on my heart.

Los seis relatos reunidos en este volumen son una nueva muestra de la capacidad inagotable de Andrea Camilleri para ahondar, con su fino ingenio y su imaginación desbordante, en los recovecos más absurdos del alma humana. Concebidas a partir de evocaciones literarias y vestigios del pasado del autor, estas historias perfectas y muy logradas suponen una magnífica oportunidad para saborear la estrambótica realidad de la Italia de ayer y de hoy a través del pequeño mundo de Vigàta.

Il racconto è un viaggio attraverso gli anni antichi, I Guerra mondiale, II Guerra, i partigiani, i migranti, un viaggio dell'esistenza sempre attuale con la famiglia, dolce amaro come la vita.

Tom Swift in the Land of Wonders volume 20 in the Tom Swift series by Victor Appleton. In this volume Tom and his friends are in the Honduran jungle in search of a Golden Idol. Our hero thwarts the bad guys, find the idol, and he gets the girl. A fun escape for the listener to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when "electric" rifles in the near future were a distinct possibility.

A long-forgotten pulp hero makes his glorious return to action and adventure in this special volume featuring Lance Star and his team of rough-and-ready Sky Rangers. Four brand-new, action-packed tales of highflying thrills await you.

Men of War is a book of essays, where fact is often intertwined with fiction. Inside you will find stories about loss, a joke that Bradley doesn’t understand, the afterlife, an amusement park injury, a beloved toy set free, how the rich choose to spend their free time, and how drinking alcohol and the internet don’t mix.

Debutante Peyton Fuller's life consists of friends, parties, and waiting for her beau to propose to her. With little knowledge of politics and fighting, her cosseted world changes overnight as soldiers stream into Harrisburg to prepare for a war between the states. As they march past her door, she catches the eye of one soldier who makes her question everything.