"It wouldn't be that hard. No sir, it wouldn't be that difficult at all...I could easily pull out my handgun without him seeing... I could grab his key, punch in the codes, and hit the big red button. That's all I would have to do. It would be the ultimate validation of everything I've had on my mind. I need to see if I truly have some pull in this crazy world of ours." The face of warfare will never change. The weapons and tactics may vary throughout the years, and new generations inevitably rise to meet the challenges on the newest battlefields, but reasons will always be found to fight yet another bloody conflict. The Wartime Chronicles is a small collection of stories with an aim to simply show how ordinary people deal with the horrors and tragedy that encompass what we know as mass warfare. From the beaches of the Pacific during the Second World War, to the killing fields where the Balkan War in Yugoslavia were fought, to the constant war that we all must fight within ourselves to do the so-called right thing, and up into the tragedies that befall us right here at wherever home may be, delve into the minds and stories of people just like you and me. They've been there. They fought their battles, but not everyone came home a victor. There are so many stories to tell, but so little time. The stories contained within this novel are only but a few of the many tales of mere survival and strength in the face of all-encompassing war.