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The love of the German Empire

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Summary

*The Love of the German Empire* is the story of an 18 year old Belgian boy from Antwerp who is drafted into the German army at the outbreak of the First World War. He is ripped from his family and he sees the worst that war can do. He is forced to fight against his own country. At the front he befriends Dexter, another man who has been taken from his family and is in the same position as himself. In Leipzig during training he meets Elya, a young German girl who becomes the love of his life. Elya eventually joins him at the front as a nurse, putting her life at risk in order to care for the wounded. As the war progresses he loses his friends (Dexter amongst them) and is plagued by guilt and trauma. Elya is killed in action whilst tending to the wounded during an attack. Her death is the final blow to him. The war is over in 1918 and he returns to Belgium, alive but broken. He is physically alive but he is a ghost. He is haunted by nightmares, by memories of the things he has seen and the people he has failed to save. The war is over, but his war is just beginning.

Status
few sec ago
Chapters
4
Rating
n/a
Age Rating
18+

Introduction

It's nothing special, just a normal day in Antwerp, the port city of Belgium. 1914. All of a sudden, the peace of this usually bustling town in the north of Belgium gets interrupted by the sounds of gunfire, weapons firing, and the screams of soldiers from both sides. You, an 18-year-old Belgian boy, have no idea that the Germans are closing in on not just Antwerp but the entirety of Belgium. Intrigued, you look outside your window. Soldiers in familiar uniforms, the ones you learned about in school. It couldn't be anything else. The Germans are here. You quickly warn your parents, but they call you delusional, telling you to study for your test. But it isn't until the sounds of gunfire reach your parents' ears. Then they finally realize the danger, but it's too late. The Germans have found you. Game over… right?  Not quite.

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