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Red Shield
Big battles may be fought with APCs and battleships, but when small West Virginia town goes back through time and space to land in Thuringia, Germany in 1631, there are bigger battles to fight. Ones the military might struggle with. The kind meant for octogenarians, parents, and teens. Whether their goal is preserving the past, ensuring the future, or making the world a better place, these volunteers aren't going to accept "it can't be done" as the answer.
Some of their goals may sound simple—teaching hand washing for Pete's sake!—but the missions of the Red Cross and Scouts have never been more important, and their tools more in need of evolving, to win the hearts and minds of the new world that surrounds them than in the 1630s.
No matter what the tool or the fight, Grantvillers are ready for battle and the world better "Be Prepared" for Stayin' Alive West Virginia style!
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
Some of their goals may sound simple—teaching hand washing for Pete's sake!—but the missions of the Red Cross and Scouts have never been more important, and their tools more in need of evolving, to win the hearts and minds of the new world that surrounds them than in the 1630s.
No matter what the tool or the fight, Grantvillers are ready for battle and the world better "Be Prepared" for Stayin' Alive West Virginia style!
At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).
388 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 6, 2026
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January 7, 2026
Plain Folk Do Well
Some novels in the 1632 timeline are war and bloody politics. This set by Bethanne Kim are more like cozy mysteries in which ordinary people learn how to meet the needs of others, and prosper by doing good. It makes for more calm than some want in their reading. Who would expect an author to turn establishing the Eagle Scout program would do so well in bringing up time and down time young men and women into a community?
Some novels in the 1632 timeline are war and bloody politics. This set by Bethanne Kim are more like cozy mysteries in which ordinary people learn how to meet the needs of others, and prosper by doing good. It makes for more calm than some want in their reading. Who would expect an author to turn establishing the Eagle Scout program would do so well in bringing up time and down time young men and women into a community?
January 10, 2026
Red Cross left out out other religious groups
So Grantville changed the name to Red Shield. Downtimers associated scouts with the military, so they called them Scout Pioneers.
So Grantville changed the name to Red Shield. Downtimers associated scouts with the military, so they called them Scout Pioneers.
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