Walking Out of War

Book 3 in the Eastern Front trilogy

Ukraine, 1944: After the Soviets burned the Ukrainian city of Ternopyl to the ground to crush the stubborn Nazi occupiers, they rounded up every remaining Ukrainian man around for the Red Army’s final push on Germany. Maurice Bury, Canadian citizen, Ukrainian resistance fighter and intelligence officer, is thrust once again into the death struggle between Hitler’s Germany and Stalin’s USSR.

Fighting across the Baltics in the autumn of 1944 is tough and bloody. Then the Red Army enters Germany, where they’re no longer liberators—they’re the long-feared Communist horde, bent on destruction, rape and revenge. The Communists are determined to wipe Nazism from the face of the earth. And the soldiers want revenge for Germany’s brutal invasion and occupation.

Maurice has determined his only way out of this hell is to survive until Nazi Germany dies, and then move home to Canada. But to do that, he’ll have to not only walk out of war, but elude Stalin’s dreaded secret police.

Nothing could have prepared Maurice for the Red Army’s assault on the German invaders. The line of planes hitting the enemy stretched in both directions as far as he could see, and explosions lit up the western horizon with a hellish light. They felt the earth vibrating, felt the heat on their faces.

78% of reviewers give it 5* on Amazon

“A well-written and powerful read”
—E.L.S., Amazon reviewer

“This book is not for the faint-of-heart, but it’s absolutely full of heart and indomitable spirit.”
—Joy Lorton, Amazon reviewer

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Book 1 in the Eastern Front trilogy: Army of Worn Soles

Book 2 in the Eastern Front trilogy: Under the Nazi Heel

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From the reviews

“Full of heart and indomitable spirit”—Joy Lorton, reader and reviewer

“Walking Out of War is a well-written and powerful read, and a difficult one. The violence and war crimes are startling, and Bury, being a master at his craft, effectively paints mental pictures. He doesn’t linger on vile acts, however; he isn’t gratuitous. But he is a vivid writer and skilled at choosing the right verbs and adjectives to bring his prose to life, where the reader can visualize scenes as if watching them on film. “—Elise Stokes, Goodreads reviewer

“A very compelling read.”—Frederick Brooke, Goodreads reviewer