My just released novel Your Forgotten Sons tells the story of Sergeant Bud Richardville who served in the Graves Registration Service during World War II, a job that required Bud and his men to locate, identify, and bury the dead. So the novel is a true look at the horrors of war. With that in mind, I was asked to recommend five others books that represent war realistically. Find my choices here in an article that appeared in the online literary magazine Shepherd.
Your Forgotten Sons
Inspired by a true story
Released June 6, 2024
Anne Montgomery
Bud Richardville is inducted into the Army as the United States prepares for the invasion of Europe in 1943. A chance comment has Bud assigned to a Graves Registration Company, where his unit is tasked with locating, identifying, and burying the dead. Bud ships out, leaving behind his new wife, Lorraine, a mysterious woman who has stolen his heart but whose secretive nature and shadowy past leave many unanswered questions. When Bud and his men hit the beach at Normandy, they are immediately thrust into the horrors of what working in a graves unit entails. Bud is beaten down by the gruesome demands of his job and losses in his personal life, but then he meets Eva, an optimistic soul who despite the war can see a positive future. Will Eva’s love be enough to save him?
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Wow, love your choices on the horrors of war, Anne. My grandfather fought in World War One at Vimy and was the only survivor of his battalion. Thanks for sharing! Cheers!
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Thank you, Sharon and my gratitude to your gradfather and all the other young men who had to pick up weapons on our behalf.
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Thanks for the reading list. My kids read All Quiet.. in school and could not believe I hadn’t. I read it after I retired. What a read. I read Johnny Got his gun after one of my anti war friends at camp in 1969 recommended it. Another intense amazing story. Great suggestions. Thanks for these.
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You’re welcome, Sherm. Johnny Got His Gun freaked me out when I read it many years ago. We need more war novels like that so maybe we’d think twice about sending children off to fight.
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