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I have no preference for communism or socialism but I’ve taken an interest in writing a world war 2 novel from the perspective of a 23 year old man who is the primary breadwinner for himself, mother, and aging father who had a leg crushed in a railroad construction accident. The story starts in the finals days of the battle for Stalingrad when the young protagonist is exposed to the brutal and terrifying sights and sounds of war. Fortunately for him he’s taken under the wing of a patriotic and battle hardened sergeant who knows how to stay alive. The story follows their fight in the rout of the German army across Russia in isolated scurmishes as they try not to freeze, starve or be shot by the enemy. The novel follows the pair as well as a sporadically appearing smaller characters in a sharpshooter, medic and deranged engineer. They’ll travel by foot, truck, rail, and on the back of tanks from Stalingrad to Berlin in a story of bravery, sacrifice, and loss of innocence and brotherhood under the umbrella of the deadliest war in history.

I’ll have to do a lot of research but I’m confident I can create the grit and scale of a story this size and scope

I have no preference for communism or socialism but I’ve taken an interest in writing a world war 2 novel from the perspective of a 23 year old man who never went to university as he is the primary breadwinner for himself, mother, and aging father who had a leg crushed in a railroad construction accident. The story starts in the finals days of the battle for Stalingrad when the young protagonist is exposed to the brutal and terrifying sights and sounds of war. Fortunately for him he’s taken under the wing of a patriotic and battle hardened sergeant who knows how to stay alive. The story follows their fight in the rout of the German army across Russia in isolated scurmishes as they try not to freeze, starve or be shot by the enemy. The novel follows the pair as well as a sporadically appearing smaller characters in a sharpshooter, medic and deranged engineer. They’ll travel by foot, truck, rail, and on the back of tanks from Stalingrad to Berlin in a story of bravery, sacrifice, and loss of innocence and brotherhood under the umbrella of the deadliest war in history.

I’ll have to do a lot of research but I’m confident I can create the grit and scale of a story this size and scope

I have no preference for communism or socialism but I’ve taken an interest in writing a world war 2 novel from the perspective of a 23 year old man who never went to university as he is the primary breadwinner for himself, mother, and aging father who had a leg crushed in a railroad construction accident. The story starts in the finals days of the battle for Stalingrad when the young protagonist is exposed to the brutal and terrifying sights and sounds of war. Fortunately for him he’s taken under the wing of a patriotic and battle hardened sergeant who knows how to stay alive. The story follows their fight in the rout of the German army across Russia in isolated scurmishes as they try not to freeze, starve or be shot by the enemy. The novel follows the pair as well as a sporadically appearing smaller characters in a sharpshooter, medic and deranged engineer. They’ll travel by foot, truck, rail, and on the back of tanks from Stalingrad to Berlin in a story of bravery, sacrifice, and loss of innocence and brotherhood under the umbrella of the deadliest war in history.

I’ll have to do a lot of research but I’m confident I can create the grit and scale of a story this size and scope