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The Great War: A Novel of Honor, Sacrifice, and the Hidden Cost of Freedom
Paperback
Mystery & ThrillerGeneral FictionHistorical Fiction
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 14 2026
Pages: 80
Weight: 0.24
Height: 0.21 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When war begins, heroes are made - but the soul pays the price.
Alternative strong tagline:
In war, courage saves nations. Guilt haunts the survivors.
The Hook
A classified Ranger mission in Iraq leaves one soldier dead, one consumed by guilt, and a brotherhood forever changed as the true cost of war unfolds across soldiers, civilians, and nations.
Short Sales Description
War creates heroes.
It also creates ghosts.
When an elite Ranger unit infiltrates an Iraqi communications center, Captain Eisen Ludwig sacrifices his life so his men can escape. The mission succeeds - but the truth is buried, the records sealed, and the surviving soldiers must live with what really happened.
Jimmy Ramirez returns home decorated as a hero, but inside he carries a secret: when the moment of courage came, he ran.
As Operation Iraqi Freedom unfolds across deserts, airbases, and hidden battlefields, the lives of soldiers, civilians, and warriors intertwine - revealing the deeper realities of war: honor, guilt, sacrifice, faith, and the quiet battles that follow every victory.
The Great War is a gripping military drama that explores the human heart behind modern warfare and asks a haunting question:
What does it truly mean to serve before self?
Expanded Description
In the chaos of war, decisions are measured in seconds - but their consequences last a lifetime.
When a twelve-man Ranger team infiltrates enemy territory in Iraq, their mission is clear: destroy a communications center vital to the enemy's command structure. The plan is perfect... until everything goes wrong.
Outnumbered and surrounded, Captain Eisen Ludwig makes the ultimate choice - to stay behind and fight so his men can escape.
The mission succeeds.
The war continues.
But one soldier carries the weight of what happened that night.
From the deserts of Iraq to the airbases supporting the war, The Great War reveals the untold human side of modern conflict - the soldiers who fight, the civilians caught between armies, and the moral battles that rage long after the guns fall silent.
This is a story about:
brotherhood
leadership
courage and cowardice
faith in the face of death
and the hidden cost of defending freedom.
Some wars are fought on the battlefield.
Others are fought in the soul.
Genre
Military Fiction
War Drama
Military Thriller
Historical Military Fiction
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Lone Survivor - Marcus Luttrell
Black Hawk Down - Mark Bowden
The Things They Carried - Tim O'Brien
American Sniper - Chris Kyle
- Military fiction readers
- Veterans and active duty service members
- Readers of modern war stories
- Fans of realistic combat narratives
- Patriotic and historical fiction audiences
Brotherhood in combat
The cost of leadership
Faith under fire
Honor and moral responsibility
The psychological aftermath of war
Yusun Beck
Author - Veteran - Scholar
Yusun Beck writes powerful stories exploring courage, faith, leadership, and the moral weight carried by those who serve in war. Drawing from military experience and deep philosophical reflection, his work examines not only battles fought on distant soil but the unseen battles within the human soul.
The mission succeeded. The truth never came home.
War creates heroes. It also creates ghosts.
Service before self... until the moment you run.
Military ThrillersWar & Military Action Fiction
Military Historical Fiction
War Stories
Military Leaders
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