The Flowers of the Grass Series by NL Collier (Books #1 , 3-5)
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Overview: N. L. Collier was a professional pilot for 20 years, and has always had a passionate interest in the Great War, especially aviation and in particular the German side. The Flowers of the Grass series was born from that passion, from decades of reading about the war in English and in German, and from many visits to the Western Front. It is dedicated to the men of all sides who lost their lives in that conflict.
Genre: Fiction » General Fiction/Classics
1. Home before the Leaves fall
August 1914: as the Great War begins, a group of students volunteer to join the Imperial German Army. Franz Becker and his friends are 19, and most of them are full of enthusiasm at what they think will be an adventure. Franz's closest friend, Karl von Leussow, is appalled at the outbreak of war, but believes he must defend his country.
3. Him or You
Having survived his first months as a fighter pilot, Franz Becker is joined by his close friend Karl von Leussow in autumn 1916. Karl’s marksmanship quickly transfers to his new weapon. Reunited with his older brother, an intense rivalry quickly grows as Karl’s score increases.
Every pilot’s ambition is to shoot down enough enemy aircraft to be awarded the coveted BLUE MAX – but most will
die with a score of zero. Though their Albatros fighters are superior to anything the Allies possess, they are still fragile
and flammable. Many men face a fiery death and in some, fear takes a stronger hold.
Franz and Karl are haunted by their bloody experiences of war. But both know that they have to continue fighting until
the end, whenever and however that may come.
4. Glory is bought with Blood
Glory is bought with Blood is the fourth novel in the series The Flowers of the Grass. As summer 1917 continues, the war in the air over the Western Front becomes ever more deadly. Imperial Germany is surrounded by enemies, strangled by the Allied blockade, and its resources are slowly running out. The war must be won soon, or the nation will go under.
Franz Becker, Karl von Leussow and his brother Johnny, and the other members of the squadron fight for their lives against new, better and more numerous Allied aircraft. Their own fighters are flawed and unreliable, there are still no parachutes, and all are haunted by the fear of a fiery death.
New pilots, barely out of school, last only a few weeks before being shot down or crashing. The most successful aces receive Prussia’s highest decoration, the coveted Blue Max, and are celebrated in newspapers and the cinema, but they are deeply aware that their glory is bought with other men’s blood and that their own time is running out.
5. To the Great Army
January 1918: Franz Becker, a high-scoring, decorated ace, rejoins his fighter
squadron in Flanders. He has been fighting since October 1914,
and is suffering badly from the strain of war. Imperial Germany
is almost finished, strangled by the Allied blockade, its people
starving. The country is running out of men and resources, but
there is one last chance to win the war: Russia has made peace
and the Americans have yet to arrive.
Franz and his fellow pilots know they have to fight on, no matter
how outnumbered they are, otherwise the enemy will be in
Germany. The Spring takes a heavy toll of the top aces, and
Franz knows that it will soon be his turn to go to the Great Army.
His close friend Karl von Leussow is at home in Brandenburg, on
convalescent leave after being shot down and badly wounded
the summer before. Franz misses him desperately, but believes
Karl to be safe. He can only hope that they will meet again, “after
the war”...whenever that may be.
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Requirements: ePUB reader, 1.4 mb
Overview: N. L. Collier was a professional pilot for 20 years, and has always had a passionate interest in the Great War, especially aviation and in particular the German side. The Flowers of the Grass series was born from that passion, from decades of reading about the war in English and in German, and from many visits to the Western Front. It is dedicated to the men of all sides who lost their lives in that conflict.
Genre: Fiction » General Fiction/Classics
1. Home before the Leaves fall
August 1914: as the Great War begins, a group of students volunteer to join the Imperial German Army. Franz Becker and his friends are 19, and most of them are full of enthusiasm at what they think will be an adventure. Franz's closest friend, Karl von Leussow, is appalled at the outbreak of war, but believes he must defend his country.
3. Him or You
Having survived his first months as a fighter pilot, Franz Becker is joined by his close friend Karl von Leussow in autumn 1916. Karl’s marksmanship quickly transfers to his new weapon. Reunited with his older brother, an intense rivalry quickly grows as Karl’s score increases.
Every pilot’s ambition is to shoot down enough enemy aircraft to be awarded the coveted BLUE MAX – but most will
die with a score of zero. Though their Albatros fighters are superior to anything the Allies possess, they are still fragile
and flammable. Many men face a fiery death and in some, fear takes a stronger hold.
Franz and Karl are haunted by their bloody experiences of war. But both know that they have to continue fighting until
the end, whenever and however that may come.
4. Glory is bought with Blood
Glory is bought with Blood is the fourth novel in the series The Flowers of the Grass. As summer 1917 continues, the war in the air over the Western Front becomes ever more deadly. Imperial Germany is surrounded by enemies, strangled by the Allied blockade, and its resources are slowly running out. The war must be won soon, or the nation will go under.
Franz Becker, Karl von Leussow and his brother Johnny, and the other members of the squadron fight for their lives against new, better and more numerous Allied aircraft. Their own fighters are flawed and unreliable, there are still no parachutes, and all are haunted by the fear of a fiery death.
New pilots, barely out of school, last only a few weeks before being shot down or crashing. The most successful aces receive Prussia’s highest decoration, the coveted Blue Max, and are celebrated in newspapers and the cinema, but they are deeply aware that their glory is bought with other men’s blood and that their own time is running out.
5. To the Great Army
January 1918: Franz Becker, a high-scoring, decorated ace, rejoins his fighter
squadron in Flanders. He has been fighting since October 1914,
and is suffering badly from the strain of war. Imperial Germany
is almost finished, strangled by the Allied blockade, its people
starving. The country is running out of men and resources, but
there is one last chance to win the war: Russia has made peace
and the Americans have yet to arrive.
Franz and his fellow pilots know they have to fight on, no matter
how outnumbered they are, otherwise the enemy will be in
Germany. The Spring takes a heavy toll of the top aces, and
Franz knows that it will soon be his turn to go to the Great Army.
His close friend Karl von Leussow is at home in Brandenburg, on
convalescent leave after being shot down and badly wounded
the summer before. Franz misses him desperately, but believes
Karl to be safe. He can only hope that they will meet again, “after
the war”...whenever that may be.
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