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Immersive short fiction set during World War Two — North Africa, the Pacific, occupied Europe, the skies over Italy. Research-driven stories told from the ground level.
Operation Desert Storm
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Operation Desert Storm

Left Hook A story of Operation Desert Storm I. Riyadh — 6 August 1990 The map wasn't finished yet. That was the first thing Captain Diane Kessler noticed when she was walked into the annex behind the Ministry of Defense and Aviation building in Riyadh — a room still smelling
09 Aug 2026 18 min read
THE ROAD TO PONTECORVO
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THE ROAD TO PONTECORVO

12 May 1944. A story from Operation Strangle — U.S. Twelfth Air Force, Italy. The valley was the greenest thing Ray Cafaro had seen in eleven months. He lay flat in the nose of the Mitchell, his chin maybe two feet above the Plexiglas, and watched Italy roll underneath him
31 May 2026 10 min read
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