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message 1: by HappyBookWorm2020 (last edited Mar 09, 2025 10:50PM) (new)

HappyBookWorm2020 | 4353 comments Diane wrote: "Need recommendations for historical fiction. I enjoy civil war through Vietnam war. I especially enjoy French resistance WWII."

This may not be what you like, but it is definitely historical fiction.
I read this series by Elswyth Thane many times. Each book was set during a war beginning with the Revolutionary War through WWII. People who bought the book liked the story but said that the formatting has issues. :( I have the kindle editions and don't remember a problem with them. There are 7 books, each book taking place during a war.

Dawn's Early Light - Revolutionary war
Yankee Stranger War between the States
Ever After Spanish American War
The Light Heart WWI
Kissing Kin Also WWI thru 1934
This Was Tomorrow Leads up to WWII
Homing WWII


message 2: by HR-ML (last edited Mar 10, 2025 08:27AM) (new)

HR-ML (hr-movielover) | 4097 comments Mod
Historical fiction.

The Red Cross Orphans WW2.

These had spiritual references:
Beyond All Dreams
Washington DC 1897.
Into the Whirlwind
After Great Chicago Fire 1871.
The Spice King
US & Cuba. 1900.
A Dangerous Legacy
NYC 1903.


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HR-ML (hr-movielover) | 4097 comments Mod
HBW----

Thanks for the list. Most of my WW2 era reads have been so so.


message 4: by HR-ML (last edited Mar 27, 2025 05:35AM) (new)

HR-ML (hr-movielover) | 4097 comments Mod
The Girl in His Shadow
Historical fiction w/ a touch of romance.
London 1832 & 1845. 8 YO Nora's family died of cholera in 1832
& surgeon Dr. Croft took her in. He had a morning charity clinic &
taught @ St. Bart's hosp. With time she became his clinic mgr.
& did sutures etc. She attended an Italian medical school, in a
subsequent book in the series.

Some of this book was gritty. Dr. Croft pd for stolen bodies &
he did experiments & autopsies on them.


message 5: by HR-ML (last edited Mar 27, 2025 05:11PM) (new)

HR-ML (hr-movielover) | 4097 comments Mod
A Dangerous Madness
Read this historical fiction 7 years ago & did a GR review. In 1812, the English
Prime Minister, Spencer Perceval, was murdered. The hero James, a former soldier, helped investigate the PM's murder. The public knew that Perceval opposed slave trading. Heroine, Phoebe, hid her intelligence at first. Kisses only.


message 6: by Carol (new)

Carol | 2895 comments HR-ML wrote: "The Girl in His Shadow
Historical fiction w/ a touch of romance.
London 1832 & 1845. 8 YO Nora's family died of cholera in 1832
& surgeon Dr. Croft took her in. He had a morning ..."


Good read.


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