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From the author of Triage and Searching for Augusta comes a history of love hate jealousy and revenge between brothers and sisters during times of war through the agesJourney back through time to discover remarkable accounts of parents who waved off their sons and daughters never knowing if they would ever see them again One mother saw no less than ten of her sons between the ages of eighteen and thirtyseven dispatched to the frontline in the First World War The biggest real band of brothers that ever served their country but to discover how many made it back and who this dear lady was you will have to read the rest War is completely indiscriminate when it comes to inflicting suffering and heartbreak on families particularly when ones own blood takes up arms to fight with and in some cases against their own kin These stories recount some of the prime examples of families divided and united in some of the direst conflictsWhen British police discovered the body of a dead woman who locals knew as the Crazy Cat Lady they found a small bundle of possessions that revealed a truly incredible story of two amazing sisters who served behind enemy lines as elite Special Operations Agents SOE during World War II