Eighteen In 1942

This book surprised me. It was a freebie on Amazon and I started it with low expectations but it turned out to be a real gem. I'll admit I skimmed through the gory battle scenes. But the whole story was well done. A love triangle where each person was likable and the added complication of war. It's a story that stuck with me when I wasn't reading it and for that reason it deserves five stars.

I really enjoyed this book. It took a unique spin on what happened on the homefront beginning in 1942. What was extra special was how they took the activities that happened primarily in Europe and paralleled them to happenings at home.I especially liked getting into the details of the areas surrounding the Battle of the Bulge. When in the military, I was stationed just an hour away from some of those famous cities, (maybe famous only to history buffs) so it was a real treat for me.Strong charact

Historical reads are not my thing. Usually, I consider them boring, and often cheesy or inaccurate in some way. I picked up this book with low expectations, and was very pleasantly surprised. It was an enjoyable read, it left me feeling like it portrayed the times accurately for the most parts (the author admits in the afterword to the only inconsistency I've found - to cleaning up the GI's language), and the protagonists and their motivations were well fleshed out, likable and convincing. It ev