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Hi,
I am new to the site, but not new to the wonderful world of writing. My WIP is set during WWII in a small village in Poland. I discovered this amazing village in 2016 when I traveled there. Right after the war began, the Germans built the largest SS training camp outside of Germany in this village and then Hitler moved his top secret V-1 and V-2 missile project there. The vast majority of the story is based on true events and real people. The stories have been "hidden" because of the wilderness location and also that the Russian occupation forced many stories to be hidden until 1990 when Poland was again free.
I'm trying to tell the story of the villagers who were Roman Catholic. Most WWII literature of this type is about the Jewish experience (which is a minor part of my book) or from the big cities like Warsaw or Krakow. I've never seen a novel like this. BTW- when I returned to research, the local historians, priests, etc were thrilled about the book and gave me a lot of access.
Thanks! You will see a lot of me on the board.
I am new to the site, but not new to the wonderful world of writing. My WIP is set during WWII in a small village in Poland. I discovered this amazing village in 2016 when I traveled there. Right after the war began, the Germans built the largest SS training camp outside of Germany in this village and then Hitler moved his top secret V-1 and V-2 missile project there. The vast majority of the story is based on true events and real people. The stories have been "hidden" because of the wilderness location and also that the Russian occupation forced many stories to be hidden until 1990 when Poland was again free.
I'm trying to tell the story of the villagers who were Roman Catholic. Most WWII literature of this type is about the Jewish experience (which is a minor part of my book) or from the big cities like Warsaw or Krakow. I've never seen a novel like this. BTW- when I returned to research, the local historians, priests, etc were thrilled about the book and gave me a lot of access.
Thanks! You will see a lot of me on the board.