“Shades Darker than War” by John Grover
The Hell of War is nothing compared to one soldier’s experience on the beach of Omaha. What Ben saw amidst the carnage he wished he could forget. Evil has many shades and this one will not rest until it gets exactly what it wants. A tale of terror, triumph, and the human spirit. [14min]
Excerpt:
Ben Hollander watched as his buddies, his comrades were cut down before they could even get their bearings. They tumbled from their boats headfirst, enemy fire crumbling faces, tearing chests apart, ripping throats out; ravaging the young men without mercy. The German troops pinned them down like rats under their boots, launching an onslaught so fierce the hope for victory seemed an impossible dream.
Ben hit the ground as mortar shells broke on the ground around him. He crawled on his belly through the wet sand, clutching a rifle he had yet to fire. His stomach churned as he scanned the Normandy coast, watching men charge headlong into certain death.
“Shades Darker than War” by John Grover first appeared in Feminine Wiles, May 2009
