Once more, we set ourselves upon the Napoleonic Age. As the summer sun dances across the sky, the next volume of the Men of Eagles Series. Staying the Course has been released upon Smashwords.com and will soon be available in the Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Apple, and Sony ebookstores.
Staying the Course is a extensive compilation of tales from the rich, engrossing Napoleonic and French Revolutionary Eras. While these ages are often drawn through colossal, sweeping battles, this collection offers a slightly different narrative.
While battles and their outcomes are certainly present within these stories, each tale focuses on the role of sacrifice in times of war. Battling snow and ice, Marshal Michel Ney questions humanity and helplessly watches his soldiers' deaths in "The Bravest of the Brave." A lowly student struggles to save his imprisoned father amid Egypt's sands in "A Father Loved, a Glory Stolen." "Dulce et Decorum" sees a mother offer up her son to Napoleon's armies and the terrible consequences that sacrifice allows.
The five stories in "Staying the Course" will challenge your views on war, human nature, and the staggering ability of mankind to forsake itself.
While battles and their outcomes are certainly present within these stories, each tale focuses on the role of sacrifice in times of war. Battling snow and ice, Marshal Michel Ney questions humanity and helplessly watches his soldiers' deaths in "The Bravest of the Brave." A lowly student struggles to save his imprisoned father amid Egypt's sands in "A Father Loved, a Glory Stolen." "Dulce et Decorum" sees a mother offer up her son to Napoleon's armies and the terrible consequences that sacrifice allows.
The five stories in "Staying the Course" will challenge your views on war, human nature, and the staggering ability of mankind to forsake itself.
Look for the book (at only $0.99!) at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/64937 .
