During the Nazi occupation of France, medical professionals were forced to navigate a world where every choice could carry risk—for themselves and for the people they tried to protect. Doctors at War explores the clandestine struggle to care for the sick and wounded under occupation, and the ways medicine became entangled with resistance, secrecy, and survival.

 

Through a narrative lens grounded in historical research, the book traces how care could be both a humanitarian act and a form of defiance. It highlights the moral complexity of wartime decisions and the ingenuity required to operate when institutions were compromised and resources were scarce.

 

At its core, Doctors at War is a story about the hidden battle to preserve life—and dignity—when a society is under violent pressure.

Les Rochambelles raconte l’histoire d’un groupe exceptionnel de femmes qui ont servi comme ambulancières au sein des Forces Françaises libres pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Intégrés dans la 2e division blindée du général Leclerc, les Rochambelles opèrent sur le front, elles évacuent les blessés et travaillent dans des mêmes conditions dangereuses que les soldats. C’est une première pour des femmes dans une unité de combat.

 

Basé sur des entretiens avec des Rochambelles survivantes, ce livre met en lumière le parcours des femmes d’une époque traditionnelle qui ont prouvé que courage et bravoure ne sont pas des qualités exclusivement masculines. Leur travail exigeait à la fois des compétences techniques et une résilience extraordinaire.

 

Les Rochambelles est un hommage et une réhabilitation — le témoignage d’un engagement qui mérite d’être rappelé non comme une exception, mais comme ouvrant les portes aux femmes dans les forces armées françaises.

Women of Valor is the firsthand history of the Rochambelles group, first published in 2006 by Palgrave-Macmillan, followed by this 2021 edition from McFarland Publications. Based on interviews with surviving members of the ambulance drivers’ group, it documents what it meant to serve in a women’s unit operating under combat conditions from Normandy to Berchtesgaden in World War II. The women signed up to help free their nation from the Nazi Occupation, and found along the journey the key to their own courage and bravery.

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The men were skeptical at first, doubting their capacities, but soon were persuaded by observing them under fire and in combat situations. The women rose above the restraints of their era to face the dire challenges before them, experiences they noted changed them forever.

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Women of Valor is a close, human account of courage under pressure, and a reminder that war history is not only made by those who carry weapons, but also by those who carry the wounded home.

Playground for Misunderstanding follows an American exchange student and his girlfriend as they move through contemporary Paris, where personal relationships intersect with political tension and sudden violence. The novel balances humor and unease, tracing how easily certainty can fracture when events accelerate beyond anyone’s control.

 

Set in a city that is both intimate and volatile, the story explores belonging, identity, and the uncomfortable ways people interpret one another across cultures. It is as much a portrait of modern Paris as it is a study of how individuals respond when their assumptions collide with reality.

 

Playground for Misunderstanding is a novel about misreading, miscommunication, and the consequences that arrive when the ground shifts under ordinary life.